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Rembrandt van Rijn - Self-portrait with Saskia in the Parable of the Prodigal Son 1635

Self-portrait with Saskia in the Parable of the Prodigal Son 1635
161x135cm oil/canvas
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Prodigal Son in the Brothel is a painting by the Dutch master Rembrandt. It is housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister of Dresden, Germany. It is signed "REMBRANDT F.".
It portrays two people who had been identified as Rembrandt himself and his wife Saskia. In the Protestant contemporary world, the theme of the prodigal son was a frequent subject for works of art due to its moral background. Rembrandt himself painted a Return of the Prodigal Son in 1669.
The left side of the canvas was cut, perhaps by the artist himself, to remove secondary characters and focus the observer's attention on the main theme.