HERMITAGE, Return Of The Prodigal Son By Rembrandt Room 254
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The large canvas before you, entitled "Return of the Prodigal Son" and inspired by a parable told in the Gospel of Luke, is one of the last works painted by the great Dutch master Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn.
The main theme of the work is forgiveness, and in view of the artist's troubled life, in which success alternated with failure, it is reasonable to believe this painting may have been a way of asking God for forgiveness for his many sins.
The parable tells the story of a father and his two sons. The elder son is faithful to his father and carries out all the duties asked of him, while the younger, selfish brother, after having demanded his share of the inheritance in advance, abandons the family and squanders everything....