“For me a great work of art is something that goes beyond the image that it’s depicting.”
Curator Nadine Orenstein on Rembrandt’s 1653 Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: The Three Crosses.
Altered States
Nadine M. Orenstein
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Contributors
Nadine M. Orenstein
Drue Heinz Curator in Charge, Department of Drawings and Prints
Drue Heinz Curator in Charge, Department of Drawings and Prints
Photography by Bruce J. Schwarz
Art Mentioned
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)
1653
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