The Prodigal Son

Adriaen Collaertca. 1588

Details

Title: The Prodigal Son
Creator: Adriaen Collaert after Hans Bol
Date Created: ca. 1588
Print State: Before the plate was cut
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), 1939
Materials & Techniques: Etching
Keywords: Bible, New Testament, parables, Prodigal Son, religions, religious art, series (groups)
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: From a set of four; no. 1 and no. 4 on this mat, 1939.D1.164
Bibliography: Hollstein 90–93 (vol. 3, p. 51); D’Oench, “Prodigal Son Narratives 1480–1980” (Yale University Art Gallery and Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, 1995) cat. no.4, p.7.
Associated People: Created by Adriaen Collaert (Dutch (Flemish), ca. 1560 - 1618), After Hans Bol (Dutch (Flemish), 1534-1593)
Accession Number: 1939.D1.164.1–2

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