Rembrandt van Rijn, Christ Crucified between Two Thiefes (The Three Crosses) State IV, 1653-55, Drypoint with burin. Grand Rapids Art Museum. Museum purchase, Sid and Joanne Jansma

GRAND RAPIDS, MI.-The Grand Rapids Art Museum announced today that is has acquired Rembrandt’s Three Crosses, an engraving which represents the most profound religious work ever created by the renowned artist and printmaker. The masterwork, dating from 1653-55, describes Christ’s crucifixion between two thieves on the hill of Golgotha. The museum has acquired the fourth state of Three Crosses, the culmination of four variations (or states) of the image that Rembrandt reworked on a single metal plate. (Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=21622)