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The Return of the Prodigal Son

Rembrandt's final masterpiece: the aging father embraces his wayward son in unconditional forgiveness.

The Return of the Prodigal Son
Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669), biblical paintings and etchings. · Source

Depicted passages

Luke 15:20-24Primary

About Rembrandt van Rijn

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker whose biblical works — in oil, panel, and etching — remain among the most psychologically searching treatments of Scripture in Western art.

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