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Crispin van de Passe
Parable of the Prodigal Son1601

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Circular engraving depicting the return of the prodigal son: an older cloaked man embraces a kneeling young man in a courtyard, with figures, animals, and Renaissance architecture in the background; Latin text rings the border
Circular engraving with a Latin inscription border; a seated figure feeds pigs at a trough in the foreground, with farm buildings, trees, and two standing figures in the background; fine crosshatched linework throughout.
Circular engraving dated 1601, with Latin text around the border. A group of figures in late 16th-century dress gather in a courtyard with a multi-story building behind them; a seated figure at lower left, a bearded elder at upper left, and several women at right receive goods from a centrally placed young man. Fine cross-hatched linework throughout.
Circular engraving with Latin text border dated MDCI; a richly dressed figure on horseback with plumed hat departs as several figures in period dress gather at left near a building facade, with a small attendant figure at right.
Circular engraving with Latin text border dated MDCI (1601); several figures in late 16th-century dress with ruff collars beat and drive animals with sticks and brooms outside a building, while two figures lean from an upper window observing the scene below.
Artist or Maker
Crispin van de Passe
Title
Parable of the Prodigal Son
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
1601
Medium
Engravings
Dimensions
Sheet (each): 3 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (8.57 × 8.57 cm) Image (each): 3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (8.26 × 8.26 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Sabersky
Accession Number
M.65.5.1-.6
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings