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The Prodigal Son by Jörg Breu the Younger, Georg Pencz — VisualArtsDB

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The Prodigal Son

The Prodigal Son

The Prodigal Son

Jörg Breu the Younger Georg Pencz

Medium: Black ink and gray wash on white paper
Dimensions: 25.5 x 18 cm (10 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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