Current Location: In storage
Titles
The Departure of the Prodigal Son
Maker(s)
Maker:
Unknown
Entities
Categories
Description
Stained and painted glass in grisaille and two shades of silver-yellow stain. The Departure of the Prodigal Son. The father sits on the right with a small trunk at his feet. The two sons approach with their left hands raised. The Prodigal, on the left, holds his hat in his right hand. Behind them two men stand beside a table putting money into a small bag. The action takes place in a loggia with square columns supporting an architrave with panels containing foliage or profile masks; the floor is tiled. On the left, the Prodigal is shown departing with a staff over his shoulder and a pack on his back. In the background there are turreted buildings.
Notes
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Legal notes
Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991
Measurements and weight
Diameter: 23.5 cm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1950)
by
Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Dating
16th Century, Early#
Production date:
circa
AD 1525
Note
Design attributed to an artist trained in Mechlin
School or Style
Flemish
Renaissance
People, subjects and objects depicted
Components of the work
Decoration
composed of
paint
Inside Lead
Diameter 22.5 cm
Materials used in production
silver-yellow stain
Stained glass
Techniques used in production
Staining
: Stained and painted glass in grisaille and two shades of silver-yellow stain
Grisaille
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: C.344-1991
Primary reference Number: 28216
Packing number: EWA 817
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020
Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
