1870
unspecified
From the collection of Finnish National Gallery
Tuhlaajapojan paluu is a 1870 unspecified by Karl Jansson, held at Finnish National Gallery.
This painting shows an older man with a long white beard kneeling beside a younger person. The older man wears a red robe over a green tunic and rests his hand on the younger person’s shoulder. The younger person is shirtless, wearing a draped cloth, and looks upward with one hand raised to their head. Behind them, a dimly lit room with a doorway and a stone wall outside glows with a blue-green tint. The older man’s face is lit from below, making his beard and wrinkles stand out sharply. The contrast between light and shadow gives the scene a dramatic feel. Look up chiaroscuro to see how this lighting trick works.
Karl Emanuel Jansson (7 July 1846, in Finström – 1 June 1874, in Jomala) was a Finnish painter, primarily of genre scenes.
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