Rembrandt’s The Three Crosses - ACE020.3

Comparison of copies of the so-called "first state" of the plate, printed on different materials. The "second state" of the plate, which is beginning to wear. The "third state". Details and various copies of general views. Signature and date. The "fourth state". Changes for this version are most clearly shown on a maculature. Details compared with those of the "third state". Engraving of rearing horse from stela in Rome, reverse of medal of Gianfrancesco Gonzaga by Pisanello (The Marquis Riding with a Squire, c.1439); these images translated into Rembrandt’s work. How the "fourth state" concentrates on the view of Christ. Different impressions of the "fourth state". "… And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried ‘… My God, why hast Thou forsaken me’." Credits.