Return of the Prodigal Son
Date1618/1620
Object PlaceHolland, Netherlands, Western Europe, Europe
MediumPaint on panel
Dimensions39 1/4 × 24 1/4 inches (99.69 × 61.6 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Julius Weitzner
Object number37.59
DescriptionInterior of room. At left a dog prances before an open archway which leads out to a courtyard. Light enters room from windows with open shutters on left wall. Five figures are grouped around covered table before windows. Ornate arched doorway in back wall frames figure in room beyond; sitting dog before doorway. Large fireplace with carved figures in right wall. In right foreground female figure restrains leashed small child which points towards chained monkey. Monkey sits on steps leading to carved door on right wall.On View
Not on view
1674/1676
19th/20th Century
1889
1974
17th Century
1430/1460
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