Title
Prodigal Son, by Metsu (1640, c.)
Creator
Metsu, Gabriel (1629-1667)
Date
1640, c.
Description
This painting depicts the biblical story of the prodigal son in the house of prostitutes. The prodigal son appears in a bedroom with a young woman. The young woman hands over some jewellery to an older woman, who acts as a procuress.
Source
Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/01.+Paintings/44333/
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210109032846/https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/01.+Paintings/44333/
Inventory number: ГЭ-922
Wikimedia Commons:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gabri%C3%ABl_Metsu_-_The_Prodigal_Son_-_WGA15090.jpg
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210322022703/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gabri%C3%ABl_Metsu_-_The_Prodigal_Son_-_WGA15090.jpg
https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/01.+Paintings/44333/
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210109032846/https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/01.+Paintings/44333/
Inventory number: ГЭ-922
Wikimedia Commons:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gabri%C3%ABl_Metsu_-_The_Prodigal_Son_-_WGA15090.jpg
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210322022703/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gabri%C3%ABl_Metsu_-_The_Prodigal_Son_-_WGA15090.jpg
Format
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions: 77 × 66 cm
Dimensions: 77 × 66 cm
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