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The Return of the Prodigal Son
Peter Brandl (Bohemian, 1668–1735)
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
123.8 x 163.9 cm (48 3/4 x 64 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow Fund
Accession Number1973.89
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings
ProvenanceDombrovsky Collection, near Venice [see note 1]. By 1972, acquired in Italy by Dr. Kurt Rossacher (b. 1918 - d. 1988), Salzburg; 1973, sold by Rossacher to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 14, 1973)
NOTES:
[1] According to a letter from Dr. Rossacher (May 7, 1973; in MFA curatorial file) the painting was acquired in Italy; Dr. Rossacher was told by the (unnamed) seller of the painting that it had been in the Dombrovsky collection near Venice.
NOTES:
[1] According to a letter from Dr. Rossacher (May 7, 1973; in MFA curatorial file) the painting was acquired in Italy; Dr. Rossacher was told by the (unnamed) seller of the painting that it had been in the Dombrovsky collection near Venice.