The return of the prodigal son, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1636

Identification

Title(s)

The return of the prodigal son

Object type

print

Object number

RP-P-OB-164

Catalogue reference

New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt text) 159-1(3)
Bartsch 91-1(1)
Hollstein Dutch 91-1(1)

Inscriptions / marks

signature and date: ‘Rembrandt f 1636’
collector's mark: Lugt 240

Description

De terugkeer van de verloren zoon: hij knielt voor zijn vader op het bordes van zijn ouderlijk huis. In de deuropening twee figuren, een derde kijkt uit het venster.

Creation

Artist

print maker: Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object)
after own design by: Rembrandt van Rijn

Dating

1636

Material and Technique

Material

paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 156 mm × width 136 mm

Subject

What

the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32)

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

transfer 1816

Copyright

Public domain

Relations

Documentation

Rembrandt / compiled by Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, Jaco Rutgers, Erik Hinterding, Ger Luijten, dl. II, p. 10, cat.nr. 159
Dutch and flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts ca. 1450-1700, cat.nr. 91

Persistent URL

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