DrawingsGerman16th century

The Prodigal Son

16th century

Artists

Jörg Breu the YoungerArtist

Georg PenczPrevious attribution

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink and gray wash on white paper

Culture

German

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

25.5 x 18 cm (10 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)

Provenance

[P. & D. Colnaghi, London] sold; to Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, MA (by 1929), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965

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