The Prodigal Son in the Brothel

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The Prodigal Son in the Brothel

Artist	Rembrandt
Year	c. 1635
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	161 cm × 131 cm (63 in × 52 in)
Location	Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden

The Prodigal Son in the Brothel or The Prodigal Son in the Tavern or Rembrandt and Saskia in the parable of the prodigal son (German: Rembrandt und Saskia im Gleichnis vom verlorenen Sohn)^[1] is a painting by the Dutch master Rembrandt. It is now in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister of Dresden, Germany. It is signed "REMBRANDT F.".

It portrays two people who had been identified as Rembrandt himself and his wife Saskia. In the Protestant contemporary world, the theme of the prodigal son was a frequent subject for works of art due to its moral background. Rembrandt himself painted a Return of the Prodigal Son in 1669.

The left side of the canvas was cut, perhaps by the artist himself, to remove secondary characters and focus the observer's attention on the main theme.

Painting materials

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The pigment analysis^[2] shows Rembrandt's choice of the usual baroque pigments such as red ochre, lead-tin-yellow, madder lake and smalt and also his elaborate multilayer painting technique.^[3]

Sources

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D'Adda, Roberta (2006). Rembrandt. Milan: Skira.

External links

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The painting in the State Art Gallery in Dresden
Rembrandt, Self-Portrait with Saskia (The Prodigal Son), ColourLex

Notes and references

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^ "Rembrandt und Saskia im Gleichnis vom verlorenen Sohn". SKD Online Collection. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
^ Kühn, Hermann. ‘Untersuchungen zu den Pigmenten und Malgründen Rembrandts, durchgeführt an den Gemälden der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden’, Maltechnik/Restauro, issue 4 (1977): 223-233
^ Rembrandt, Self-Portrait with Saskia (The Prodigal Son), ColourLex

v t e Rembrandt
Lists of drawings, etchings, paintings, self-portraits
Paintings	The Senses (1624–25) The Stoning of Saint Stephen (1625) Suffer little children to come unto me (1620s) History Painting (1626) Balaam and the Ass (1626) The Baptism of the Eunuch (1626) Bust of a Man Wearing a Gorget and Plumed Beret (1626) Tobit and Anna with the Kid (c. 1626) The Flight into Egypt (1627) The Parable of the Rich Fool (1627) The Artist in his Studio (1628) Samson and Delilah (1629–30) Anna and the Blind Tobit (c. 1630) The Raising of Lazarus (c. 1630–1632) Andromeda Chained to the Rocks (1631) The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (1631) Christ with a Staff (1631) Christ on the Cross (1631) Old Man with a Gold Chain (c. 1631) Philosopher in Meditation (1632) The Abduction of Europa (1632) Adoration of the Magi (1632–1633) The Shipbuilder and his Wife (1633) The Storm on the Sea of Galilee (1633) ² A Lady and Gentleman in Black (1633) Raising of the Cross (1633) Descent from the Cross (1633) Diana Bathing with her Nymphs with Actaeon and Callisto (1634) Flora (1634) Artemisia (1634) Pendant portraits of Maerten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit (1634) Descent from the Cross (1634) Belshazzar's Feast (1635) Minerva (1635) The Prodigal Son in the Brothel (c. 1635) Raising of the Cross (study) (c. 1635) The Rape of Ganymede (1635) The Entombment of Christ (1635) Samson Threatening His Father-In-Law (1635) The Standard Bearer (1636) Danaë (1636) The Blinding of Samson (1636) Landscape with Arched Bridge (c. 1636-1637) The Preacher Eleazar Swalmius (1637) The Archangel Raphael Leaving Tobias' Family (1637) The Stone Bridge (1637) The Wedding Feast of Samson (1638) Landscape with the Good Samaritan (1638) Still Life with Peacocks (c. 1639) The Girl in a Picture Frame (1641) The Scholar at the Lectern (1641) The Night Watch (1642) Concord of the State (1642) David and Jonathan (1642) Boaz and Ruth (1643) The Woman Taken in Adultery (1644) Joseph's Dream (1645) The Holy Family with Angels (1645) The Mill (1645–1648) Abraham Serving the Three Angels (1646) Susanna and the Elders (1647) Head of Christ (1648) The Kitchen Maid (1651) Descent from the Cross (1650–1652) Saul and David (c. 1652) ¹ Aristotle with a Bust of Homer (1653) A Woman Bathing in a Stream (1654) Bathsheba at Her Bath (1654) The Polish Rider (1655) ¹ Slaughtered Ox (1655) Pallas Athene (c. 1655) The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Deijman (1656) Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (1656) Courtesan at her Mirror (1657) Saint Bartholomew (1657) Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law (1659) Ahasuerus and Haman at the Feast of Esther (1660) The Denial of Saint Peter (1660) Titus as a Monk (1660) The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis (1661) Saint Matthew and the Angel (1661) Syndics of the Drapers' Guild (1662) Homer Dictating his Verses (1663) The Jewish Bride (1664) Lucretia (1664) ¹ David and Uriah (c. 1665) Young Woman with a Lapdog (1665) Lucretia (1666) The Return of the Prodigal Son (1662–1669) Landscape with a Castle
Portraits	Portrait of Nicolaes Ruts (1631) Portrait of a Man (1632) Portrait of a Woman (1632) Portrait of Jacob de Gheyn III (1632) Aeltje Pietersdr Uylenburgh (1632) Portrait of a Man Rising from His Chair (1633) Oval Portrait of a Woman (1633) Portrait of Marten Soolmans (1634) Portrait of Oopjen Coppit (1634) Portrait of Petronella Buys (1635) A Polish Nobleman (1637) Portrait of Maria Trip (1639) Portrait of Jan Six (1654) Portrait of Catharina Hooghsaet (1657) Portrait of a Man (1657) Portrait of a Man with Arms Akimbo (1658) Portrait of Dirck van Os (c. 1662)
Self-portraits	Self-Portrait with Dishevelled Hair (1628) Rembrandt Laughing (1628) Self-Portrait (1629) Self-Portrait in a Gorget (c.1629) Portrait of a Young Man with a Golden Chain (1635) (disputed) Self-Portrait Wearing a White Feathered Bonnet (1635) Self-Portrait at the Age of 34 (1640) Self-Portrait (1652) Self-Portrait in a Black Beret and Gold Chain (1654) Self-Portrait (1658) Self-Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar (1659) Self-Portrait (1660) Self-Portrait as the Apostle Paul (1662) Self-Portrait as Zeuxis Laughing (1662) Self-Portrait with Two Circles (1665–1669) Self-Portrait (c. 1669) Self-Portrait at the Age of 63 (1669)
Drawings and prints (including etchings)	Joseph and Potiphar's Wife (1634) Bearded Old Man (1634) River with Trees (1634) The Artist and his Model (1639) The Death of the Virgin (1639) The Mill (1641) The Three Trees (1643) The State Bed (1646) Portrait of Jan Six (1647) Hundred Guilder Print (1647–1649) Conus Marmoreus (1650) Goldweigher's Field (1651) Doctor Fautrieus (1652) Descent from the Cross by Torchlight (1652) The Three Crosses (1653) The Virgin and Child with a Cat (1654) Christ Presented to the People (1655) Mughal drawings
Works about Rembrandt	Bibliography of Rembrandt Cultural depictions of Rembrandt Rembrandt (1936 film) Rembrandt (1940 film) Rembrandt (1942 film) Rembrandt: A Self-Portrait (1954 documentary film) Rembrandt fecit 1669 (1977 film) The Anatomy Lesson (1995 novel) Rembrandt (1999 film) Stealing Rembrandt (2003 film) Nightwatching (2007 film) Rembrandt's J'Accuse (2008 documentary) I Am Rembrandt's Daughter (2008 novel) The Rembrandt Affair (2010 novel)
Namesakes	Rembrandt, Iowa Rembrandtplein Rembrandtpark Rembrandt (crater) Rembrandt (train) Vereniging Rembrandt (foundation)
¹ Contested ² Stolen in 1990

v t e The Parable of the Prodigal Son in arts and culture
Source	Luke 15 Parables of Jesus
Art	The Wayfarer (1500s) The Prodigal Son in the Brothel (1637) The Return of the Prodigal Son (1660s) The Prodigal Son (1922)
Film	L'Enfant prodigue (1907) The Prodigal (1955) The Gospel (2005) The Prodigal Trilogy (2008) The Imposter (2008) Preacher's Kid (2010)
Stage	The London Prodigal (1605 play) Prodigal Son (1929 ballet)
Opera	L'enfant prodigue (1850) The Prodigal Son (1968)
Music	The Prodigal Son (1869) L'enfant prodigue (1884)
Songs	Symphony No. 4 "Walkin' to Missouri" (1952) "Prodigal Son" (1994)
Album	Ants'hillvania (1981) The Prodigal Son (1983)
Literature	Tears of the Prodigal Son (1622) Le retour de l'enfant prodigue (1907) "Home-Coming"
Papal	Dives in misericordia (1980) Reconciliatio et paenitentia (1984)
Other	Fatted calf The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's (2007) "Michael" "The Burglar's Christmas"
See also	The Prodigal Son (disambiguation) Return of the Prodigal Son (disambiguation)

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