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The Prodigal Son in the Brothel or The Prodigal Son in the Tavern or Rembrandt and Saskia in the parable of the prodigal son (German: Rembrandt und Saskia im Gleichnis vom verlorenen Sohn)[1] is a painting by the Dutch master Rembrandt. It is housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister of Dresden, Germany. It is signed "REMBRANDT F.".

The Prodigal Son in the Brothel
Artist	Rembrandt
Year	c. 1637
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	161 cm × 131 cm (63 in × 52 in)
Location	Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden

It portrays two people who 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.

Painting materials

The pigment analysis[2] shows Rembrandt's choice of the usual baroque pigments such as red ochre, lead-tin-yellow, madder lake and smalt and also his elaborate multilayer painting technique.[3]

Sources

• D'Adda, Roberta (2006). Rembrandt. Milan: Skira.

External links

• The painting in the State Art Gallery in Dresden
• Rembrandt, Self-Portrait with Saskia (The Prodigal Son), ColourLex

Notes and references

На других языках

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[de] Rembrandt und Saskia im Gleichnis vom verlorenen Sohn

Rembrandt und Saskia im Gleichnis vom verlorenen Sohn, auch genannt De verloren zoon in een herberg, The Prodigal Son in the Brothel oder The Prodigal Son in the Tavern, ist ein Gemälde des niederländischen Malers Rembrandt van Rijn. Bildthema ist das Gleichnis vom verlorenen Sohn aus dem Neuen Testament (Lk 15,13 EU), mit Rembrandt und seiner Frau Saskia als Modelle. Das Bild befindet sich in der Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden.[1]

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- [en] The Prodigal Son in the Brothel

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[fr] Le Couple heureux

Le Couple heureux (ou Le Fils prodigue à la taverne, ou Homme dilapidant son héritage) est une peinture à l'huile sur toile (161 × 131 cm), réalisée en 1636 par le peintre Rembrandt. Il est conservé dans la Galerie des Maîtres Anciens de Dresde.

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[it] Allegra coppia

L'Allegra coppia (Il figliol prodigo dilapida la sua eredità) è un dipinto a olio su tela (161x131 cm) realizzato nel 1636 circa dal pittore Rembrandt Harmenszoon Van Rijn.

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[ru] Блудный сын в таверне

«Блудный сын в таверне» («Автопортрет с Саскией на коленях») — автопортрет Рембрандта с женой Саскией, на котором они представлены героями библейской притчи о блудном сыне. Экспонируется в Дрезденской галерее (Германия).

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