File:Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn - Return Of The Prodigal Son - Google Art Project.jpg
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Rembrandt: The Return of the Prodigal Son | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
The Return of the Prodigal Son
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Object type | painting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | religious art | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | circa 1668 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | oil on canvas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | height: 262 cm (103.1 in); width: 205 cm (80.7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current location |
room 254 |
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Accession number |
742 |
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Object location |
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Place of creation | Amsterdam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
by 1766Paris 1766: acquired by Catherine the Great (1729-1796), Saint Petersburg, from André-Joseph, marquis d'Ancezune, duc de Caderousse, Paris |
: André-Joseph, marquis d'Ancezune, duc de Caderousse (1695-1767), |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inscriptions |
Signature bottom left: R v Ryn f
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References |
The State Hermitage Museum: Digital Collection, as Rembrandt, Return of the Prodigal Son, circa 1668 , height: 262 cm (103.1 in); width: 205 cm (80.7 in) . RKDimages, Art-work number 40809, as Rembrandt or workshop, Return of the prodigal son, 1660s (1660-1669), height: 262 cm (103.1 in); width: 205 cm (80.7 in) Web Gallery of Art, as The Return of the Prodigal Son, circa 1669 , height: 262 cm (103.1 in); width: 206 cm (81.1 in) . |
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Source/Photographer | 5QFIEhic3owZ-A — Google Arts & Culture | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other versions | See Category:Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt |
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