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The Prodigal Son (left sheet)
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Left part of a two-sheet representation of a group enjoying themselves outdoors with eating, drinking, music and courtship. A jester illustrates the foolishness of this behavior. In the background a man can be seen being chased out of a building. Below the representation the first four lines of an eight-line Latin poem.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe verloren zoon (linkerblad). 1596 - 1760. Jacques de Gheyn (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
