Rembrandt`s “Return of the prodigal son,” painted in 1668 toward the end of his life, and now hanging in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia, is a truly astounding work of sacred art.

Recently, in preparation for a Scripture meditation for an art and faith event at Holy Spirit Church, Haman researched the featured art piece, Rembrandt's The Prodigal Son, to better contribute to ...

It has been 350 years since Rembrandt van Rijn died penniless in Amsterdam on Oct. 4, 1669, but there’s much modern Americans can learn from the deceased Dutch master through the works he left ...

Rembrandt’s canvas of this Biblical story was a return to a subject he’d visited around 30 years earlier when he painted himself and his wife, Saskia, in The Prodigal Son in the Brothel (c.

One suspects that Rembrandt’s self-portraits were not only a reflection of his identity, but also an attempt to forge his identity. In the The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming ...

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With Mary's blessing, we acquired Rembrandt's etching of the Prodigal Son and Tissot's five etchings entitled The Prodigal Son in Modern Life. "My son," the father said, "you are always with me, and ...

I saw Rembrandt’s “Return Of The Prodigal Son” today at the Hermitage. I’m stopping in the cafe of the museum before heading out, just to note it (as I might not be able to write anything ...

One such moment for me occurred in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, standing before the large painting of Rembrandt’s “The Prodigal Son.” I am not at all well-versed in art ...

In his acclaimed book The Return of the Prodigal Son, Henri Nouwen, after contemplating Rembrandt’s famous 17th-century painting of the prodigal son (exhibited in St. Petersburg at the Hermitage ...