Art, literature & history
Return of the Prodigal Son
1636
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Medium
- etching
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 16.4 x 14.4 cm (6 7/16 x 5 11/16 in.); Platemark: 15.5 x 13.3 cm (6 1/8 x 5 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1922.278
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Rembrandt van Rijn. Return of the Prodigal Son. The Cleveland Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
About this artwork
Return of the Prodigal Son — Rembrandt van Rijn. 1636.
Medium: etching. Dimensions: Sheet: 16.4 x 14.4 cm (6 7/16 x 5 11/16 in.); Platemark: 15.5 x 13.3 cm (6 1/8 x 5 1/4 in.).
Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.