Rembrandt the three crosses

The three crosses is an etching and dry point painting by Rembrandt. It is considered the most dynamic prints ever made. From the information I found there were five stages. I found images for stage 3 and stage 4. There is dramatic difference between these two stages.

This is stage 3. Very bright light came though the sky (or haven), Figures are all very clear and vivid. It  is such a great work. Every figure is in different position, doing different things and has different expression. The middle part is a lot lighter than other parts which makes the main character stronger and more focused.

Stage 4 changed dramatically. It is a lot darker than stage 3. The bright light from the sky darkened. A lot of vertical lines added. The foreground  blurred, a lot of figures were removed. The person on the right side cross was merged into the shadow. Even if the whole picture darkened, the main character was enhanced and more focused.