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.

Behind this group is the Roman centurion on a grey horse; he wears a rich Eastern dress, consisting of a light turban, a coat of gold brocade with a sash, and a deep purple cloak.

Full light falls from the left on the body of Christ, who casts His eyes upward as if in pain.

In the collection of the Prince's widow, Amalia von Solms, at the Oude Hof, The Hague, 1667 inventory, No.

The composition of this picture exhibits the Saviour naked all but the loins, attached to a lofty cross, which several men are exerting their efforts to raise; one of them, partly clad in armour, is pulling in front; while a second is aiding behind, and a third is at the side.

The ceremony is directed by an officer habited in the Asiatic costume, mounted on horseback, with a club in his hand.

Several spectators surround the cross, and at some little distance off may be perceived the two malefactors preparing to suffer.

The sky is surcharged with dark clouds, and a deep and solemn gloom is shed over the affecting scene.