The father divides his assets: the prodigal son packing his father's goods in a trunk, set inside an elaborate room of a palace
This print is after one of six scenes by Georg Balthasar Probst made around 1770 depicting episodes from the life of the Prodigal Son that were copied and later published by Giuseppe Remondini. The lettering along the bottom indicates the copies were made for a Spanish speaking audience.
Artwork Details
- Title: The father divides his assets: the prodigal son packing his father's goods in a trunk, set inside an elaborate room of a palace
- Artist: After Georg Balthasar Probst (German, Augsburg 1732–1801 Augsburg)
- Publisher: Remondini (Bassano, Italy)
- Date: after ca. 1770
- Medium: Etching with hand colouring
- Dimensions: Sheet: 12 in. × 16 9/16 in. (30.5 × 42 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
- Object Number: 67.551.2
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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