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The Prodigal Son

1588
16th century
379 x 451 mm (14.9 x 17.8 in.)

Jan Sadeler I, Dutch (Flemish), (1550–1600)
After Joos van Winghe, Dutch (Netherlandish), (1544–1603)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Engraving

Marks: Inscribed in plate, center bottom: “Jodoc a Wing:/figurauit, 1588.” and “Joan: Sadeler. Serenissimi/ Bauariae Ducis chalcograph? fe:”; inscribed in plate, bottom edge: “VINUM ET MULIERES APOSTATARE FACIUNT SAPIENTES. ET QUI SE IVNGIT FORNICATORIIS ERIT NEQUAM. Sirach 19.” [translation: “Wine and women make [even] wise men stray, and whoever joins up with fornicators will be less than nothing.” (D’Oench 1995, p. 9)]

Bibliography: Wurzbach 62 (vol. 2, p. 539); (II, 888) 7; Hollstein 559 (vol. 21, p.175) as “House of Ill Fame”; Ellen G. D’Oench, Prodigal Son Narratives 1480–1980 (Yale University Art Gallery and Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, 1995), cat. no. 5, pp. 8–9; De Jongh and Luijten, Mirror of Everyday Life (1997), no. 6, pp. 67–70.

Credit Line: Purchase funds, 1970

Accession Number: 1970.40.1

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Bible, New Testament, parables*, Prodigal Son, religions, religious art*

Bible
New Testament
parables - Use for short, fictitious stories that illustrate a moral attitude or religious principle. W [November 1992 descriptor moved. October 1990 descriptor added.]
Prodigal Son
religions
religious art - Use broadly for art depicting religious subjects or for art used in worship. [September 1993 descriptor added.]

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plate Dimensions: 379 x 451 mm (14.9 x 17.8 in.)

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Jan Sadeler I, Dutch (Flemish), (1550–1600) Joos van Winghe, Dutch (Netherlandish), (1544–1603) . The Prodigal Son, 1588. Engraving. plate : 379 x 451 mm (14.9 x 17.8 in.). DAC accession number 1970.40.1. Purchase funds, 1970. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: R. Lee) .

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