Raising of the Cross (Rembrandt)

Raising of the Cross (German: Kreuzaufrichtung) is a 1633 painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt in the collection of the Alte Pinakothek. It was painted as part of a "passion" series commissioned in 1633 by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. Together with its pendant, The Descent from the Cross, it is one of the rare paintings by Rembrandt with a continuous provenance from the date of completion to today.The raising of the cross, ca. 1633 in the RKD

Catalogued as Rembrandt This painting was documented by Hofstede de Groot in 1915, who wrote:

Before him, Smith wrote in 1836:

See also List of paintings by Rembrandt Rembrandt's study for this painting, now in Museum Bredius

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