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The Prodigal Son

painting by Gerard van Honthorst
VisualArtwork painting Q16070498
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Summary

The Prodigal Son is a painting[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Prodigal Son is the creator of Gerard van Honthorst[3].
  • The Prodigal Son's religion is recorded as Christianity[4].
  • The Prodigal Son's instance of is recorded as painting[5].
  • The Prodigal Son's genre is religious art[6].
  • The Prodigal Son is made of oil paint[7].
  • The Prodigal Son is made of canvas[8].
  • The Prodigal Son's collection is recorded as Bavarian State Painting Collections[9].
  • The Prodigal Son's collection is recorded as Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine[10].
  • The Prodigal Son's collection is recorded as Electoral Gallery Dusseldorf[11].
  • The Prodigal Son's collection is recorded as Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz collection[12].
  • The Prodigal Son's inventory number is recorded as 1312[13].
  • The Prodigal Son took place at Alte Pinakothek[14].
  • The Prodigal Son's Commons category is recorded as The Prodigal Son (Gerard van Honthorst)[15].
  • January 1, 1622 marks the founding of The Prodigal Son[16].
  • The Prodigal Son's main subject is Parable of the Prodigal Son[17].
  • The Prodigal Son's depicts Iconclass notation is recorded as 73C8643[18].
  • The Prodigal Son's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Fröhliche Gesellschaft'}[19].
  • The Prodigal Son's height is recorded as {'unit': 'centimetre', 'amount': '+132.8'}[20].
  • The Prodigal Son's width is recorded as {'unit': 'centimetre', 'amount': '+196.5'}[21].
  • The Prodigal Son's copyright status is recorded as public domain[22].

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Authorship and Creation

The Prodigal Son is the creator of Gerard van Honthorst[3].

Publication

The Prodigal Son's genre is religious art[6].

Subject and Themes

The Prodigal Son's main subject is Parable of the Prodigal Son[17].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include oil paint[7] and canvas[8]. The location of The Prodigal Son was Alte Pinakothek[14].

Why It Matters

The Prodigal Son ranks in the top 6% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Alte Pinakothek Gerard van Honthorst public domain

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . RKDimages. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Retrieved . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . RKDimages. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Retrieved . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Retrieved . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Retrieved . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Thierry Caro · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Creator → Gerard van Honthorst
    Location → Alte Pinakothek
    Instance of → painting
    Inception → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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