Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves (The Three Crosses). Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669 Click to enter image viewer Use the Save buttons below to save any of the available image sizes to your computer.
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Title:Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves (The Three Crosses)
Notes:Rembrandt Harmenszoon va Rijn was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and printmaker. Though he was considered a creative master in these three media, he is known as the greatest etcher, a title established during his lifetime that prevails until today. His works covered a variety of different subjects: portraits, genre scenes, historical scenes, landscapes, self-portraits, mythological and allegorical scenes, animals, and biblical scenes.

The Three Crosses is an etching portraying the crucifixion of Jesus. Jesus inhabits the center of the piece, flanked by the two thieves crucified with him. Roman soldiers surround the execution alongside mourning citizens. Jesus’ mother, Mary, is being held by John, the evangelist, as she weeps. Light emanates from the heavens onto the figure of Jesus, signaling divine approval for his sacrifice. This light does not encompass the two thieves equally, however, suggesting the one illumined thief will be with Jesus in paradise as he said (Luke 23:43).

Date:1653-1655
Artist:Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669
Building:Princeton University Art Museum
Object/Function:Print
City/Town:Princeton
State:NJ
Country:United States
Scripture:Luke 22:14-23:56
Person as Subject:Jesus Christ (Biblical figure)
Lectionary links:CPass
General Subject:Darkness
Passion of Jesus Christ: Crucifixion of Jesus
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Attribution:Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669. Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves (The Three Crosses), from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=56801 [retrieved May 4, 2024]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christ_Crucified_between_the_Two_Thieves_(The_Three_Crosses).jpg.
Record Number:56801 Last Updated: 2022-04-18 19:32:49 Record Created: 2019-02-06 10:02:29
Institution:Vanderbilt University Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition