The Three Crosses, Rembrandt, 1653, Third State
"Rembrandt's greatest and most dramatic print is the Three Crosses, a work which has all the power of a painting. It shows the deepest point of Christ's suffering: the moment of his death on the cross at Golgotha. Massive beams of light slice through the darkness that the Gospels relate descended on the entire country. The light focuses on Christ, the two murderers who were crucified beside him and the crowd round about. Rembrandt made several versions of this print. This is an impression of the third state."
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