The Prodigal Son
Catalogue
- Year
- 1879
- Medium
- oil on linen
- Dimensions
- overall: 106.5 x 146.7 cm (41 15/16 x 57 3/4 in.) framed: 130.8 x 171.1 x 7 cm (51 1/2 x 67 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
Artist
Painting
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes was a French painter known for his mural painting, who came to be known as "the painter for France". He became the co-founder and president of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and his work influenced many other artists, notably Robert Genin, and he aided medallists by designs and suggestions for their works. Puvis de Chavannes was a prominent painter in the early Third Republic. Émile Zola described his work as "an art made of reason, passion, and will".
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Record
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- 1879
- Medium
- oil on linen
- Dimensions
- overall: 106.5 x 146.7 cm (41 15/16 x 57 3/4 in.) framed: 130.8 x 171.1 x 7 cm (51 1/2 x 67 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1879-270106
Source
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Source
- nga
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified