The Prodigal Son: Riotous Living

1635 Platemark: 26 x 32.5 cm (10 1/4 x 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 26.3 x 33.5 cm (10 3/8 x 13 3/16 in.) Source image
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In the biblical proverb of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11–32), the son wastes his inheritance at a brothel; destitute, he returns to his father and is forgiven. Though the story is meant as a lesson of repentance, artists often focused on the brothel scene, which allowed them to...

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