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The Prodigal Son Squandering His Inheritance
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The prodigal son squanders his inheritance with women of easy virtue. He has himself entertained in a pleasure garden with music and amiable ladies. In the foreground, he dances with a woman to the music played by two musicians with a fiddle and a viola da gamba. Playing cards lie on the ground, and on the right, a woman holds a tally stick. In the background, the prodigal son is driven out of the inn after the money runs out.
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Credit lineVerloren zoon verkwist zijn erfenis. 1608. Claes Jansz. Visscher (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.