The Departure of the Prodigal Son, from the series Toneel ofte vertooch der Bybelsche historien

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Nicolaes II Visscher (publisher)
,
Pieter Hendriksz. Schut (engravers (printmakers))
,
Nicolaes I Visscher (publisher)

Date

1659

Period

17 century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
The prodigal son leaves his parental home with his possessions and inheritance. He sits on a horse. Around him are several characters, including his father.

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Nicolaes II Visscher , Pieter Hendriksz. Schut , Nicolaes I Visscher
Type burin engraving
Category prints (visual works) AAT
Material paper
Dimensions 68 x 100 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2014-GG
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT, figures (representations) , landscapes
Tags New Testament Iconclass, male sex; man Iconclass, standing figure Iconclass, sitting figure Iconclass, old man Iconclass, father (first degree family relationships) Iconclass, son (first degree family relationships) Iconclass, the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32) Iconclass, leave-taking and departure of the prodigal son Iconclass, horse Iconclass, riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-GG
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11400/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2014-GG
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