Prodigal Son Wasting his Fortune, from the History of the Prodigal Son

1540

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Engraving; fourth of five states
Dimensions: sheet: 2 x 3 11/16 in. (5.1 x 9.3 cm)
Collection no.: 49.132.67
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Prodigal Son Wasting his Fortune, from the History of the Prodigal Son — Sebald Beham. 1540.

Medium: Engraving; fourth of five states. Dimensions: sheet: 2 x 3 11/16 in. (5.1 x 9.3 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1949.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

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.

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