REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN

Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses' (B., Holl. 78; H. 270; BB. 53-A)

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REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN
Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses' (B., Holl. 78; H. 270; BB. 53-A)
drypoint and engraving, 1653, on fine laid paper, without watermark, fourth state (of five), a very fine impression, with considerable burr, printed with a thin veil of tone, with generous margins, a thin horizontal scratch near the top platemark (partly touched), a few very slight and unobtrusive surface defects or small repairs nearby, an unobtrusive repair (?) in the group of figures to the right, two tiny brown spots towards the top, other slight defects and minor staining in the margins, otherwise in very good condition
P. 15 x 17 5/8in. (382 x 445mm.)
S. 15¾ x 18¼in. (388 x 462mm.)

來源

Dr. Otto Schäfer, his stamp verso (not in Lugt)

拍品專文

Rembrandt portrays Christ in the final critical moment of His human incarnation "from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour, and about the ninth hours Jesus cried with a loud voice... My God, My God why hast thou forsaken me?"

The Three Crosses and it's pendant Christ Presented to the People (B. 76) are Rembrandt's two largest and most impressive plates, dating from the final years of his printmaking career. The Three Crosses was first started in 1653 and dramatically altered in this state in 1660.