The Return of the Prodigal Son (Full)

The Return of the Prodigal Son (Rembrandt van Rijn) — the painting printed edge-to-edge at its own proportions. The Return of the Prodigal Son · Rembrandt van Rijn · c. 1668.

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About this work

Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669)
Year: c. 1661–1669
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 262 × 205 cm
Collection: State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
Movement: Dutch Golden Age

An old man in a red cloak bends over his kneeling son, who has come home in rags with his head shaved and one shoe worn through, and rests both hands on the young man's back while figures in the shadow, including an elder brother standing stiffly at the right, look on. Rembrandt painted the parable from the Gospel of Luke in Amsterdam in the last years of his life, and it is among the largest and last of his religious pictures. The faces are barely detailed; the meaning is carried by the father's hands, one broad and masculine, the other slender, and by the light that falls on the two figures alone. Catherine the Great bought it for the Hermitage in 1766, and it has been in St Petersburg ever since.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original plate — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×16, 18×24 in • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Return of the Prodigal Son in the public domain?

Yes. Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by State Hermitage Museum.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Return of the Prodigal Son painted, and in what medium?

The Return of the Prodigal Son dates from c. 1661–1669 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 262 × 205 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

The Return of the Prodigal Son (Rembrandt van Rijn) — the painting printed edge-to-edge at its own proportions. The Return of the Prodigal Son · Rembrandt van Rijn · c. 1668. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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