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Albrecht Dürer
The Prodigal Soncirca 1496

Not on view
Engraving with fine cross-hatching depicting a young man in belted tunic kneeling among pigs in a farmyard, with gabled buildings and a large tree behind him

Albrecht Dürer, The Prodigal Son, circa 1496, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Albrecht Dürer
Title
The Prodigal Son
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
circa 1496
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 × 7 5/8 in. (25.4 × 19.37 cm) Image: 9 3/4 × 7 1/2 in. (24.77 × 19.05 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
64.26.1
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog, ein handbuch über Albrecht Dürers stiche, radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren zustände, ausgaben und wasserzeichen. Germany, Wien: Gilhofer & Rauschburg, 1932.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.