Caption

Departure of the Prodigal Son, Story of the Prodigal Son, L' Historia Del Figliolo prodigo, print, The Prodigal Son mounts his horse and leaves his parental home. On the left three men and on the right in the background three figures with two dromedaries., printmaker: Pietro Testa, Rome, after design by Pietro Testa, publisher: JR, c. 1621 - 1650, Pietro Testa, JR, unknown, printmaker, publisher, grantor of privilege, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 205 mm x width 297 mm, hoofed animals: dromedary, horse, leave-taking and departure of the prodigal son, A sepia-toned etching shows a scene on stone steps and a street with multiple figures in robes and simple garments, including bearded men standing near the doorway and a group of people engaged in carrying and guiding a donkey; one man bends to lift a container while another steadies the animal, and a childlike figure sits near the steps holding a dish. The donkey faces away from the viewer and has a decorated cloth across its back, while barefoot figures move around it and a dog lies curled on the steps. In the background are buildings with a square window showing a faint silhouette, rooflines, a tower, and an obelisk-like structure beneath a sky with cloud shading. The composition relies on fine cross-hatching and line work to render folds in clothing, facial hair, shadows, and architectural details.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B37_240

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Rights managed

Available size

51.8Mb (8.7Mb) / 17.1in x 11.8in / 5132 x 3530 (300dpi)

Keywords

Departure Prodigal Son Story L Historia Del Figliolo prodigo print Prodigal Son mounts horse leaves parental home left three men right background three figures two dromedaries printmaker Pietro Testa Rome design publisher Jr c 1621 - 1650 unknown grantor privilege paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 205 mm x width 297 mm hoofed animals dromedary leave-taking departure prodigal son sepia-toned etching scene stone steps street multiple figures robes simple garments bearded men standing near doorway group people engaged carrying guiding donkey man bends lift container another steadies animal childlike figure sits near steps holding dish faces away viewer decorated cloth across back barefoot figures move dog lies curled steps background buildings square window showing faint silhouette rooflines tower obelisk- structure beneath sky cloud shading composition relies fine cross-hatching line work render folds clothing facial hair shadows architectural details