Baroque Art Blog
The Return of The Prodigal Son (1669) - Rembrandt van Rijn I believe this painting comes from a biblical story. I used to hear this story a lot going to church and youth group. There was a father with two sons, and the younger son asked for his inheritance before the father even died. The father gave it to him and the son unwisely spent all of his inheritance. There was a famine and he became very poor and even ate what the pigs ate because there was nothing else for him. Back then pigs were seen as the lowest of lows because of how gross they lived. The son went back to his fathers home and begged to be a servant to him. The father welcomed him back home and celebrated his arrival (Anirudh). The older brother didn't approve of his brother being easily welcomed back and can be seen with crossed hands in the back of the painting. I really like the backstory of this painting. The father reminds me of my grandparents because of how loving they are. They al...