The Return of the Prodigal Son
ArtistRembrandt
Year1669
MediumOil on canvas
LocationHermitage, St Petersburg
About The Return of the Prodigal Son
One of Rembrandts last paintings, completed the year he died. The fathers hands are different: one masculine, one feminine, representing universal parental love. The elder brothers resentment is visible in the background. Rembrandt was bankrupt and destitute when he painted it.
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