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Reunion and Forgiveness of the Prodigal Son
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
One of a series of six. Son (Filius Prodigus) embraced by Peace (Pax). Around them stand Justice (Justicia), Joy (Laeticia) and Constancy (Constantia). Above them the Holy Spirit in a halo. In the background the father (Pater) in conversation with personification of the Jewish people (Gens Judaica), two men slaughtering a cow, and a church interior (Ecclesia) with the baptism of a child and the celebration of the Eucharist.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe hereniging en vergiffenis van de verloren zoon. 1535 - 1545. Cornelis Anthonisz.. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
