The prodigal son sits amid naked women and musicians. He is squandering his inheritance.
| Artist |
Pieter Hendriksz. Schut
RKD
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Nicolaes I Visscher
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Nicolaes II Visscher
RKD
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| Title | The Prodigal Son Squanders his Wealth, from the series Toneel ofte vertooch der Bybelsche historien |
| Date | 1659 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Location | Amsterdam TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription outside the depiction, below: Den verloren Soon brenght sijn Goedt door, levende overdadelijck en verteert alles. |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Lucae. 15.13. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: 42 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-GH |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-GH |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11399/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A235
sitting figure
Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass 33C5 prostitution Iconclass 33C52 whore, prostitute Iconclass 41A651 garden fountain Iconclass 41A771 container of metal: bucket, can, canister, drum, tin, etc. Iconclass 41C12 drinking Iconclass 41C52 carousal, drinking-bout, orgy Iconclass 41C711 wine ~ alcoholic drinks Iconclass 43C9 dancing Iconclass 48C73411 tambourine Iconclass 48C7351 flute, aulos, tibia Iconclass 48C75 making music; musician with instrument Iconclass 48C8422 female dancer Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73C864 the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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