Terugkeer van de Verloren Zoon
Hendrick Hondius (I)
1615 - 1620
Medium
pen
Dimensions
122; 181
About this artwork
hoogte 122 mm x breedte 181 mm
Art Historical Context
**Terugkeer van deloren Zoon (The Return of the Prodig Son)** Created by Hendrick Hondius I 1615-1620, this intimate pen drawing (122 mm × 181 mm) captures timeless biblical parable from Luke 15. Hondius, a prominent Flemish-Dutch engraver and publisher active in the Dutch Golden Age, was renowned for his precise line work and reproductive prints that popularized masterpieces by artists like Rubens and van Dyck. Though primarily an engraver, his skill in pen translates here into delicate, fluid strokes suited to this small-scale format, inviting close contemplation. The subject—the prodigal...