Return of the Prodigal Son

1636

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a drawing of an encounter between two individuals. The scene depicts one person kneeling and embracing another person, who is bending forward with open arms. The kneeling figure appears disheveled with torn clothing, while the standing figure is dressed in long robes. In the background, there is intricate architecture and other figures near a doorway. The foreground shows steps leading up to the main figures. The drawing features fine line work and detailed cross-hatching in a classic etching style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Philip Hofer

  • Accession Number

    1941.3.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 91, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1945

  • Religious Prints and Drawings from the Gallery's Collection, NGA, 1945, no cat.

1961

  • Rembrandt Etchings, NGA, 1961, no cat.

1966

  • Master Prints from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1966-1967, no cat.

1969

  • Rembrandt in the National Gallery of Art [Commemorating the Tercentenary of the Artist's Death], National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1969, no. 78, 65.

1996

  • Obras Maestras de la National Gallery of Art, Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City, 1996-1997, pp. 120-121, repro.

Bibliography

1923

  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923.

1969

  • White, Christopher and Karel G. Boon. Rembrandt's Etchings. 2 vols. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1969.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1993: no. 159, i/iii.

1996

  • Obras Maestras de la National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City, 1996: 120-121.

Wikidata ID

Q64961215

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