The Departure of the Prodigal Son

Karel van Mander I

Associated Names
Karel van Mander I

Artist, Netherlandish, 1548 - 1606

The image shows two robed figures meeting in an outdoor architectural setting. The background features archways, columns, and stone buildings. The central figures are engaged in a discussion, with one extending a hand towards the other. One figure has a pointed beard and a large hat, while the other is bald. Other figures are present, with one holding dogs. The scene has depth, with figures in the foreground and background. The drawing is detailed, depicting ornate attire and architectural elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash heightened with white on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 36.4 x 29.9 cm (14 5/16 x 11 3/4 in.)
    support: 41.2 x 32.7 cm (16 1/4 x 12 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.48.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Frankfurt, Prestel 10-16 November 1920, no. 2296 as Jeremias van Winjhe); (sale, Amsterdam, DeVries 24-25 January 1922, no. 614 as Joos van Winjhe); (sale, Amsterdam, DeVries 1929 as Joos van Winjhe); B. Houthakker, Amsterdam; (Galerie Kurt Meissner); purchased by NGA, 1984.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1985-1986.

Bibliography

1959

  • Meissner, 100 ZEICHNUNGEN AUS FUNF JAHRHUNDERTEN 1967/68, 61.

Inscriptions

in later hand, lower right in brown ink: Hescher; lower center inbrown ink, on mount: [illegible]; lower left verso in grpahit e: Karl van Mander / No.3734 7MB55XW

Wikidata ID

Q64591810

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