Rembrandt`s “Return of the prodigal son,” painted in 1668 toward the end of his life, and now hanging in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia, is a truly astounding work of sacred art.

On p. 98, Nouwen writes: "Often I have asked friends to give me their first impression of Rembrandt's Prodigal Son. Inevitably, ... The father’s left hand, touching the son’s shoulder, ...

Rembrandt’s Prodigal Son is a monumental work of art, over eight feet tall and six feet wide. He probably painted it in 1668, the year before he died. This painting, perhaps even more than the ...

Rembrandt masterpiece, 'Prodigal Son,' explored The Rev. Greg Haman, Wahpeton, N.D., in no way claims to be an artist, but he does have a great affinity for art, particularly how it intersects ...

Rembrandt himself, beset with debts, likely knew these drives well. But in his painting, he offers a way out, epitomized by the “The Return of the Prodigal Son.” If such a broken person as the ...

Using Rembrandt’s painting “Return of the Prodigal Son” as inspiration, the Holy Father said God’s love is like that of a father who goes out in search of his lost children.