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The Prodigal Son Squanders his Fortune with Prostitutes

Augustin Braun  (German, Cologne ca. 1570–1639 Cologne)

Former Attribution:
Formerly attributed to Sebastiaen Vrancx (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1573–1647 Antwerp)
Date:
late 16th–mid-17th century
Medium:
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
Dimensions:
sheet: 8 1/8 x 6 15/16 in. (20.7 x 17.6 cm)
Classification:
Drawings
Credit Line:
Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2003
Accession Number:
2003.515

This artwork is part of Dürer and Beyond: Central European Drawings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1400–1700

This artwork is not on display

  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Inscription: Verso: at upper right, inscribed "Sebastiaen Frank" in black chalk (17th- or 18th-century handwriting); at lower left, inscribed "[…]bastien Frank." in graphite (19th- or 20th-century handwriting); below, inscribed "15." in graphite (19th- or 20th-century handwriting).

  • Provenance

    Vendor: Katrin Bellinger Kunsthandel , Munich

  • References

    Stijn Alsteens, Freyda Spira Dürer and Beyond: Central European Drawings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1400-1700. New York, 2012, cat. 75 (entry written by Stijn Alsteens); p. xiv (introduction written by Stijn Alsteens), ill.



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