Tegeltableau met de terugkeer van de verloren zoon
Medium
maiolica
Dimensions
39.5; 39.7
About this artwork
hoogte 39,5 cm x breedte 39,7 cm
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the early 17th-century world of Northern European ceramics, *Tegeltableau met de terugkeer van de zoon* (Tile Tableau with the Return of Prodigal Son) Hans Bernaert Vierger dates to 1606. This compact square panel, measuring 39.5 cm high by 39.7 cm wide, captures a pivotal biblical parable from Luke 15, where a wayward son returns home to his forgiving father—a timeless tale of repentance, redemption, and familial love. Created during the Counter-Reformation era, such religious imagery served as moral instruction in households across the Low Countries. Crafted in maiolica, a tin-gl...