The Prodigal Son in the Tavern

The Prodigal Son in the Tavern

Infobox Painting|



title=The Prodigal Son in the Tavern
artist=Rembrandt
year=c. 1635
type=Oil on canvas
height=161
width=131
city=Dresden
museum=Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister

"The Prodigal Son in the Tavern" is a painting by the Dutch master Rembrandt. It is housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister of Dresden, Germany. Is is signed "REMBRANDT F.".

It portrays two people whom had been identified as Rembrandt himself and his wife Saskia. In the Protestant contemporary world, the theme of the prodigal son was a frequent subject for works of art due to its moral background. Rembrandt himself painted a "Return of the Prodigal Son" in 1669.

The left side of the canvas was cut, perhaps by the artist himself, to remove secondary characters and focus the observer's attention on the main theme.

References

*cite book|first=Roberta |last=D'Adda|title=Rembrandt|location=Milan|publisher=Skira|year=2006


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