The Prodigal Son – (David Teniers, The Younger) ◄ קוֹדֵם הַבָּא ►

Artist: David Teniers, The Younger

תַאֲרִיך: 1650

מוּזֵיאוֹן: Minneapolis Institute of Art (Minneapolis, United States)

טֶכנִיקָה: Oil On Copper

According to the Bible, the prodigal son was a youth who wasted his wealth on riotous living, then returned home poor and repentant. Here, in a tavern, he shares the last of a rich meal with two prostitutes. A large bed looms suggestively behind them. Completing the theme of wine, women and song, two street musicians play a flute and a violin. On a nearby chair, the young man