Parable of the prodigal son, by Master of the Prodigal Son (1550, c.)

Parable of the prodigal son, by Master of the Prodigal Son (1550, c.)

Master of the Prodigal Son (c. 1530-1560)

1550, c.

Representation of the prodigal son parable in the house of the prostitutes. Notice the old woman or procuress on the right side of the painting as the prodigal son is driven out of the house. Notice the caged parrot on the door (second image enlarged), used to indicate from the outside that it was a brothel.

Museum of Art History, Vienna, Austria.
www.khm.at/de/object/491442df5f/

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Accession number: Gemäldegalerie, 986

Wikimedia Commons:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Meister_des_Verlorenen_Sohnes_-_Das_Gleichnis_vom_Verlorenen_Sohn.jpg

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Oil on oak.
Dimensions: 128.5 × 214.5 cm