Parable of the Prodigal Son, Cornelis Massijs, 1538 – (Cornelis Massijs) Previous Next


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Date: 1538

Size: 75 x 100 cm

Technique: Oil On Panel

The likeness of the prodigal son. The return of the prodigal son, welcomed by his father. Behind the father are two of his servants. In a few small scenes the previous episodes of the story can be seen on the left: the waste of the inheritance in the brothel and the prodigal son as a pigherdant. On the right a vast landscape mountain landscape with a village by a river.

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