Why did Rembrandt paint the return of the prodigal son?

Why did Rembrandt paint the return of the prodigal son? When, during the last years of his life, he painted both sons in Return of the Prodigal Son, he had lived a life in which neither the lostness of the younger son nor the lostness of the elder son was alien to him. Both needed … Continue reading Why did Rembrandt paint the return of the prodigal son?