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The Prodigal Son

Albrecht Dürer

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a man surrounded by pigs in a village scene. The man has long curly hair and wears a hat, a tunic, and pants tucked into boots. He faces right and appears to be sitting on the ground with his right leg bent. His left leg stretches out in front of him. The pigs are various sizes and are around him on the ground. There are large pigs with bristly hair. A few pigs are eating from a bucket near the man's feet. A large building structure with a tiled roof and a smaller structure with a thatched roof are behind the man. There are more buildings in the background with tiled and thatched roofs. A wheelbarrow with one wheel visible sits on the ground. A horse is partially visible on the left side. Birds fly in the sky.

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700 × 893 px
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