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Description: | RU s. in plate b.c. "AD"/ inscr. in brown ink b. "P.MARIETTE 1666";
v. stamped "JAMcC"/; inscr. in pencil "41146"/ "L"/ "(G)"/ "40-" / "90"; CRE DURER, Albrecht; (German; 1471-1528) This is one of Dürer's most celebrated and influential prints: an image much copied by painters and makers of Maiolica. The subject is a New Testament parable illustrating divine forgiveness. More commonly, the prodigal son was shown drinking with prostitutes, but Dürer focuses on his repentance. The print was singled out by Vasari (1568), who admired its "huts in the German manner, which are exceedingly beautiful". | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | FIGURE : RELIGION : MASTER ENGRAVINGS : PIG : FSDI : SACRAMENT OF PENITENCE : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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