The Master of the Prodigal Son is named after a painting in Vienna. He is thought to have been the overseer of a large factory which produced many replicas. Stylistic connections have been noted with several Netherlandish painters active in Antwerp, and also with Italian art.
Master of the Prodigal Son
active about 1530 - 1560
Paintings by Master of the Prodigal Son
The Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist support the body of the dead Christ, which rests on a stone slab. This composition is based on a plaquette by Moderno, the pseudonym of a goldsmith and medallist active in north Italy at the turn of the sixteenth century, datable to around 1508–13. It...
Not on display