The Return of the Prodigal Son
1504
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1504
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Return of the Prodigal Son is a 1504 by Unknown, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white scene shows a group of people outdoors near a town. One man kneels on the ground, hugging another who’s dressed in rough clothes. A woman stands nearby, watching. In the background, a city wall and buildings rise, with a tree shading part of the scene. The kneeling man looks like he’s welcoming the other, who might be a lost son. The Latin text at the top hints at a story about coming home. Look up Renaissance next to see how this fits into that era’s art.
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