The Return of the Prodigal Son
Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn
Year Composed: 1666
Artistic Movement: Golden Age
Nationality: Netherlands
Floor Found in Château: Third Floor
Year Composed: 1666
Artistic Movement: Golden Age
Nationality: Netherlands
Floor Found in Château: Third Floor
About the Artwork
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a piece by Rembrandt van Rijn that highlights the biblical parable of a son returning home to his father and family. As one of the last paintings by Rembrandt, the artist's extremely loose brushstrokes accentuate the emotion of the scene. In the parable, a son leaves home to travel and run his own life. He runs into debt and misfortune, enabling him to come home to his family and beg for forgiveness from his father. Rembrandt's emotional style and aesthetics can be seen and even felt with the depiction of the son kneeling and begging for forgiveness from his father.
About the Artist
Just like his Italian predecessors Michelangelo Buonarroti and Raphael Sanzio, Rembrandt van Rijn was better known by his first name: Rembrandt. This Dutch painter was considered one of the premier artists of Netherlandish history, excelling in replicating the history, drama, tension, and emotions within his portrait, genre scene, mythological, biblical, and landscape paintings. Known for his Impressionist-like brushstrokes, this Golden Age master brought alive the works of art, allowing viewers to be a part of each scene both physically and emotionally. A few of Rembrandt's most well-known paintings include The Night Watch (1642), Bathsheba at her Bath (1654), his Syndics of the Drapers' Guild (1662), and The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp (1632).
About the Movement
The Return of the Prodigal Son was composed in the Dutch Golden Age of art. The Dutch Golden Age that spanned the 17th Century (or during the 1600s) in the Netherlands. During this time, the Dutch economy and culture was flourishing due to their rise in maritime trading, banking system, and rise of the middle class. The aesthetics of the Golden Age followed the Baroque Age of art, however the content of most works revolved around genre, everyday scenes of Dutch society. Some of the most famous Dutch Golden Age artists included Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, and Jan van Eyck.
Location of Original Work of Art: Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a piece by Rembrandt van Rijn that highlights the biblical parable of a son returning home to his father and family. As one of the last paintings by Rembrandt, the artist's extremely loose brushstrokes accentuate the emotion of the scene. In the parable, a son leaves home to travel and run his own life. He runs into debt and misfortune, enabling him to come home to his family and beg for forgiveness from his father. Rembrandt's emotional style and aesthetics can be seen and even felt with the depiction of the son kneeling and begging for forgiveness from his father.
About the Artist
Just like his Italian predecessors Michelangelo Buonarroti and Raphael Sanzio, Rembrandt van Rijn was better known by his first name: Rembrandt. This Dutch painter was considered one of the premier artists of Netherlandish history, excelling in replicating the history, drama, tension, and emotions within his portrait, genre scene, mythological, biblical, and landscape paintings. Known for his Impressionist-like brushstrokes, this Golden Age master brought alive the works of art, allowing viewers to be a part of each scene both physically and emotionally. A few of Rembrandt's most well-known paintings include The Night Watch (1642), Bathsheba at her Bath (1654), his Syndics of the Drapers' Guild (1662), and The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp (1632).
About the Movement
The Return of the Prodigal Son was composed in the Dutch Golden Age of art. The Dutch Golden Age that spanned the 17th Century (or during the 1600s) in the Netherlands. During this time, the Dutch economy and culture was flourishing due to their rise in maritime trading, banking system, and rise of the middle class. The aesthetics of the Golden Age followed the Baroque Age of art, however the content of most works revolved around genre, everyday scenes of Dutch society. Some of the most famous Dutch Golden Age artists included Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, and Jan van Eyck.
Location of Original Work of Art: Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia