File:Rembrandt The Three Crosses 1653.jpg

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Summary:

Artist



Alternative names	Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Description	Dutch painter, printmaker and draughtsman
Date of birth/death	15 July 1606	4 October 1669
Location of birth/death	Leiden	Amsterdam
Work period	from 1625 until 1669
Work location	Leiden, Amsterdam
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

The Three Crosses

Date

1653

Medium

drypoint and burin on paper (III/IV)

Dimensions

Height: 45.5 cm (17.9 in). 38.7 cm (15.2 in)

Current location

( Inventory) Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

	Native name	Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
	Location	Amsterdam
	Coordinates	52° 21′ 35.89″ N, 4° 53′ 7.17″ E
	Established	1800
	Website	rijksmuseum.nl
	Authority control	WorldCat

Rijksprentenkabinet

Accession number

RP-P-1962-39

Object history

by 1747: John Barnard

1962: bequeathed to the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, by Isaac de Bruijn (†1953) and Johanne Geertruida van der Leeuw (†1960), Muri, Switzerland

Exhibition history

The Bible, Mythology and Ancient History. Rembrandt and the Rembrandt School, 13 September 2003–14 December 2003, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo.

Inscriptions

Signature and date bottom centre: Rembrandt f 1653
unknown where: J:Barnard 1747

unknown where: C. 13209

References

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam online catalogue, as De Drie Kruisen, drypoint and burin on paper, 38.7 × 45.5 cm (15.2 × 17.9 in).

Web Gallery of Art, as The Three Crosses (first state), drypoint and burin on vellum, 38.5 × 45 cm (15.2 × 17.7 in).

Source/Photographer

www.rijksmuseum.nl : Home : Info : Pic

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