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Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses'

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1653-c.1660

Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses' by Rembrandt van Rijn
Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses' by Rembrandt van Rijn, 44 cm × 38 cm
1.70 m
Both at true scale.

44 cm × 38 cm

About the size of an open laptop. You would need 4 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

This work 38 cm Phone 15 cm A4 sheet 30 cm Person 1.7 m Doorway 2.03 m
Height
38 cm
Width
44 cm
Medium
drypoint
Kind
Print
Made in
Rembrandt, 17th century
Where the measurement comes from
Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it
Sheet: 37.5 x 44 cm (14 3/4 x 17 5/16 in.)
Credit
Bequest of Ralph King and Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

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Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?
44 cm × 38 cm. About the size of an open laptop. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?
Made 1653-c.1660. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?
Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Bequest of Ralph King and Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund.
How was it made?
Drypoint, made in Rembrandt, 17th century, Rembrandt, 17th century.
Who speaks for it?
Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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