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Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: An Oval Plate

ca. 1641
17th century
135 x 100 mm (5.3 x 3.9 in.)

Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, (1606–1669)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching and drypoint on laid paper

State: First or second of two states

Print impression quality: Very good

Marks: Watermark: Indecipherable fragments along right margin, visible as left margin on verso; resembles Clocks nos. 336–341 (plate 51) in Heawood, although per Heawood (p. 71) such watermarks did not appear until after 1664

Provenance / Collectors' Marks: Fritz Rumpf (Lugt 2161)

Bibliography: Bartsch 79; Hind 173; White and Boon first or second of two states (previously cataloged as first state, but see White and Boon on “fine reworking between Christ’s head and scroll above him” (p. 76) in second state. For student research on the DAC’s Rembrandt holdings’ watermarks vis-à-vis Nancy Ash and Shelley Fletcher’s concordance Watermarks in Rembrandt’s Prints (Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1998), see object file Rembrandt Watermarks 2000.

Credit Line: Bequest of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1953

Accession Number: 1953.D1.3

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Bible, Jesus, New Testament, oval images, religions, religious art*

Bible
Jesus
New Testament
oval images
religions
religious art - Use broadly for art depicting religious subjects or for art used in worship. [September 1993 descriptor added.]

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plate Dimensions: 135 x 100 mm (5.3 x 3.9 in.)

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Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, (1606–1669) . Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: An Oval Plate, ca. 1641. Etching and drypoint on laid paper. First or second of two states. plate : 135 x 100 mm (5.3 x 3.9 in.). Sheet : 149 x 113 mm (5.9 x 4.4 in.). DAC accession number 1953.D1.3. Bequest of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1953. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: R. Lee) .

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