Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves (The Three Crosses)

Created by incising lines directly into a copper plate with a sharp needle, the drypoint method yields rich, velvety blacks and fine burr lines. Rembrandt’s handling of light follows chiaroscuro principles, using strong illumination to model the figures and generate pronounced chiaroscuro effects across the paper surface.

The print was produced in the later period of Rembrandt’s career, a time when he increasingly turned to printmaking. It has been documented in several collections of his graphic works and remains an example of his mature approach to religious subjects in the medium of drypoint.