The Return of the Prodigal Son
c. 1548
Artist, Netherlandish, 1522 - 1590
Artist After, Netherlandish, 1498 - 1574
Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
woodcut on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to block): 24.7 x 18.5 cm (9 3/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
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Accession Number
1996.69.1
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Catalogue Raisonné
New Hollstein, no. 359, State only
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Dr. Jung, Freiburg-im-Breisgau (Lugt undescribed); (James Bergquist, Boston); purchased by NGA, 1996.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1997
Building a Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997-1998, no. 2.
2019
Through a Glass Darkly: Allegory & Faith in Netherlandish Prints from Lucas van Leyden to Rembrandt, Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2019, no. 46, repro.
Bibliography
1802
Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.
1949
Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge
1993
The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Maarten van Heemskerck. Parts I and II. Compiled by Ilja M. Veldman and edited by Ger Luijten. Roosendaal: Koninklijke van Poll, 1993.
1997
Robison, Andrew. Building a Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997, no. 2.
Inscriptions
lower right, in block: MVH (interlaced in monogram); on verso, lower center, by later hand in graphite: 94
Wikidata ID
Q75397446