1669_Return_of_Prodigal_Son_Rembrandt.txt

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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606 – 1669
The Return of the Prodigal Son (1668)

oil on canvas (262 × 206 cm) — 1668-69
Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn biography

This work is linked to Luke 15:21

After having wasted all the money he had inherited, the youngest son returns to his father. The latter receives him with mercy. The surrounding figures watch with respect as the father forgives his prodigal son.

    * The prodigal son wastes his inheritance
    * The prodigal son among the pigs
    * The return of the prodigal son (1636)
    * The return of the prodigal son (1642)
    * The return of the prodigal son (1668)