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The Prodigal Son

Print
c. 1496 (engraved)
Artist/Maker
Dürer, Albrecht (artist)
Place of origin
Nuremberg (engraved)

Print depicting the Prodigal Son kneeling among pigs in a pigsty, his hands in a gesture of supplication. In the background are Germanic farm buildings.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Christianity
Object type
Print
TitleThe Prodigal Son (popular title)
Materials and techniques
engraving on paper
Ink
Paper
Engraving
Brief description
The Prodigal Son, engraving, Albrecht Dürer, Germany, c. 1496
Physical description
Print depicting the Prodigal Son kneeling among pigs in a pigsty, his hands in a gesture of supplication. In the background are Germanic farm buildings.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 246mm
  • Image width: 187mm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes: Height: 9.75 inches (cut to); Width: 7.5 inches (cut to)
Style
Renaissance
Marks and inscriptions
AD (signed with monogram)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Alice G.E. Carthew
Subjects depicted
Pigs
Farm
Bibliographic references
  • Bartsch, Adam, Le Peintre-Graveur. Vienna, 1803-1821. No. 28
  • Dodgson, Campbell, The Masters of Engraving and Etching: Albrecht Dürer. London, 1926. No. 10
  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog: Ein Handbuch über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren Zustände, Ausgaben und Wasserzeichen. Vienna, 1932. No. 28
  • Panofsky, Erwin. The Life and Art of Albrecht Dürer. Volume II, Princeton, 1943. No. 135
Other number
28 - Le Peintre-Graveur
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.584-1940

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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