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Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses' (H. 270, B. 78) IV/V
Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses' (H. 270, B. 78) IV/V

Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses' (H. 270, B. 78) IV/V

Artist Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Dateabout 1660
Dimensions15 1/16 x 17 11/16 in. (38.4 x 45 cm)
Mediumdrypoint and burin
ClassificationPrints
Credit LineWilliam J. Hitchcock Fund in memory of Grace J. Hitchcock
Object number
2002.1
Not on View
DescriptionMonumental scale drypoint, with burin, on laid paper. No signature (Rembrandt signed only third state). No visible watermark. On the verso there are three owner's stamps: V.W. (Valentin Weisbach), R.S.H. (Robert Stayner Holford), and one undistinguishable, but might be J.M. (Joseph Meder). 63 is written in pencil at the center, W.81 - III/ B. 78 IV (R) in pencil l.l., 3604/3445 in pencil l.l., and one undistinguishable word in pencil. Monumental scale drypoint, with burin, on laid paper. No signature (Rembrandt signed only third state). No visible watermark. On the verso there are three owner's stamps: V.W. (Valentin Weisbach), R.S.H. (Robert Stayner Holford), and one undistinguishable, but might be J.M. (Joseph Meder). 63 is written in pencil at the center, W.81 - III/ B. 78 IV (R) in pencil l.l., 3604/3445 in pencil l.l., and one undistinguishable word in pencil.
Published ReferencesGraphik und Handzeichnungen alter Meister, Gutekunst & Klipstein, auktion 11, Marz 1954, p. 46.

G.W. Nowell-Usticke, Rembrandt's Etchings, States and Values, Narberth, Pa., Livingston Publishing Co., 1967, B 78.

Maselo, David, et al., "100 Top Treasures," Art & Antiques, vol. 25, no. 10, Nov. 2002, p. 79, repr. (col.).

Reich, Paula, Toledo Museum of Art: map and guide, London, Scala, 2005, p. 22-23, repr. (col.) p. 23. "A selection of 2002 museum acquisitions," Apollo, vol. 156, no. 490, Dec. 2002, repr. p. 25.

Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Museum of Art Masterworks, Toledo, 2009, p. 176, repr. (col.).

Reich, Paula, Toledo Museum of Art: Map and Guide, London, Scala, 2009, p. 23, repr. (col.)

Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, April-June 2002.

Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Rembrandt What Was He Thinking Mar. 3-May 28, 2006.

Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Looks Good on Paper: Masterworks and Favorites, Oct. 10, 2014-Jan. 11, 2015.

Comparative ReferencesSee also Henry Sayles Francis, "Complete View of Rembrandt," Art News, 37, April 1939, pp. 12-13.

See also Ludwig Munz, Rembrandt's etchings: Reproductions of the Whole Original Etched Work, London, Phaidon Press, 1952, p. 104.

See also K.G. Boon, Rembrandt: The Complete Etchings, New York: Abrams, 1963.

See also V.V. Stech, Rembrandt: Etchings and Drawings, London, Paul Hamlyn, 1963, pl. 10.

See also Rembrandt: Experimental Etcher, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1969, 86-87.

See also Christopher White and Karel Boon, Rembrandt's Etchings, An Illustrated Critical Catalogue, Amsterdam, Van Gendt, 1970, v. 1, p. 43.

See also "Notable Works of Art Now on the Market," The Burlington Magazine, 119, June 1977, pl. 17, supp.

See also A. Hyatt Mayor, Rembrandt and the Bible, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1979, p. 38-41.

See also Clifford S. Ackley, Printmaking in the Age of Rembrandt, Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1981, p. 246-47.

See also Margaret Deutsch Carroll, "Rembrandt as Meditational Printmaker," The Art Bulletin 63, December 1981, p. 585-610.

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