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The Prodigal Son (Allegory of Idleness and Luxury)

(Dutch, 1565–1629)
(Netherlandish, 1548–1606)
1596
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsPlatemark: 42.2 x 67 cm (16 5/8 x 26 3/8 in.); Sheet: 45.5 x 70.4 cm (17 15/16 x 27 11/16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by the Print and Drawing Club
Accession number1979.123
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsLeft center: KvMandere inuen, Iacobus de geÿn sculptor et excu; at left: Anno S. M D XC VI Verso lower left in graphite pencil: 210 C
Provenance1979, sold by James Bergquist (dealer), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 14, 1979)
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