Harvard Art Museums > G274: Prodigal Son Wasting his Fortune Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Prodigal Son Wasting his Fortune (Hans Sebald Beham) , G274,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/276750. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number G274 People Hans Sebald Beham, German (Nuremberg 1500 - 1550 Frankfurt am Main) Title Prodigal Son Wasting his Fortune Other Titles Series/Book Title: Parable of the Prodigal Son (series of 4) Classification Prints Work Type print Date 1540 Places Creation Place: Europe, Germany Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/276750 Physical Descriptions Technique Engraving Dimensions 5 × 9.2 cm (1 15/16 × 3 5/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: in plate, top: DISSIPAVIT SVBSTANCIAM SVAM VIVENDO LVXVRIOSE./ LVCE. XV. collector's mark: verso, blue stamp: 'L' or 'F' Provenance Recorded Ownership History Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856. William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number State iv/v Standard Reference Number Bartsch 32, Pauli 34 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray Object Number G274 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Emily J. Peters, ed., The Brilliant Line: Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650, exh. cat., Rhode Island School of Design Museum (Providence, RI, 2009), cat. no. 26b [not Harvard impression, related bibliography] Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
