Image

Hans Sebald Beham
The Return of the Prodigal Son, 1540
Description
Maker
- Hans Sebald Beham, 1500-1550, German
Title
The Return of the Prodigal Son
Year
1540
Medium
Engraving
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Supports
Dimensions
Plate: 5.9 x 9.7 cm (2 5/16 x 3 13/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Lettered within image: 'Filius meus mortuus erat, et revixit, perierat, et inventus est, luce XV'; UR: 'HSB'; and LL: '4'.
Type
Credit
Gift of the Fazzano Brothers
Object Number
84.198.624D
Projects & Publications
Publications
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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