Christ crucified between the two thieves: an oval plate, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1641

Title(s)

Christ crucified between the two thieves: an oval plate

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1987-180

Catalogue reference

• New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt text) 196-3(3)
• Bartsch 79-2(2)
• Hollstein Dutch 79-2(2)

Inscriptions / marks

• mark: Lugt 2228 a

Artist

• print maker: Rembrandt van Rijn
• after own design by: Rembrandt van Rijn

Dating

c. 1641

Material

• paper

Technique

etching / drypoint

Measurements

height 136 mm × width 101 mm

What

• the crucifixion of Christ: Christ's death on the cross; Golgotha (Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38)

Credit line

• J. Wyss Bequest, Hartford

Acquisition

bequest 1987

Copyright

Public domain

• Rembrandt / compiled by Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, Jaco Rutgers, Erik Hinterding, Ger Luijten, dl. II, p. 79, cat.nr. 196
• Dutch and flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts ca. 1450-1700, cat.nr. 79
• Bij een aanwinst. De tweede staat van Rembrandts ets De aanbidding der herders: een nachtstuk, Jan Piet Filedt Kok, p. 171
• Jaarverslag Rijksmuseum 1987, p. 34.