Title

Return of the Prodigal Son', after 1600. Artist: Jacopo Palma

Caption

'Return of the Prodigal Son', after 1600. A parable in which a younger son requests his portion of the family property and leaves home for a distant country. Having squandered everything, he finds himself poverty stricken and starving in a country hit by famine. He decides to return home and beg his father's forgiveness. From the Bible (Luke Chapter 15 verse 20). Found in the collection of the Gallerie dell' Accademia, Venice.

Date

1601

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images

Reference

HRM19D97_018

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40,1Mb (2,0Mb) / 14,7in x 10,6in / 4417 x 3170 (300dpi)

Keywords

Italy Italian people male man men family religious architecture archway arch father embracing arts painting country religion fatherhood art guy color colour Christian Christianity relief Venice location century forgiveness son welcome Bible VENETIAN Biblical concept return dad relieved mannerism 17th century Architectural Feature parable seventeenth century Bible scene Mannerist Return of the Prodigal Son TGN oil Jacopo Palma Fine Art Images Palma Jacopo Jacopo Palma il giovane Jacopo Palma the Younger Palma Giovane oil