Return of the Prodigal Son
1635
Publisher, French, c. 1590 - 1661
Artist, French, 1592 - 1635
Jacques Callot

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 6.2 × 8.2 cm (2 7/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
sheet: 6.7 × 8.8 cm (2 5/8 × 3 7/16 in.)
mount: 8.5 × 12.9 cm (3 3/8 × 5 1/16 in.) -
Accession Number
1969.15.837
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Catalogue Raisonné
Lieure, no. 1411, State ii/iii
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Series Title
The Prodigal Son [Lieure 1404-1414]
Artwork history & notes
Exhibition History
2022
Murillo: Picturing the Prodigal Son, Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 2022, cat. 19, repro.
Murillo: Picturing the Prodigal Son, Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 2022, unnumbered catalogue.
Bibliography
1924
Lieure, J. Jacques Callot. 5 vols. Paris: Editions de la Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1924-1927. Reprint. 8 vols. New York: Collectors' Editions, 1969.
2022
Dotseth, Amanda W., and Roglán, Mark A., editors.Murillo, Picturing the Prodigal Son. Exh. cat. Meadows Museum, Dallas, 2022: 130, cat. 19.
Inscriptions
in margin below image, in plate: Afligé de le voir de misere transy. / Ce bon uieillard l'embrasse, et le prend à mercy. / Cum privilege Reg. Israel excudit.
Wikidata ID
Q65509742