The Prodigal Son Squandering his Inheritance on Harlots
Cornelis Bos
1543
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 22.4 × 33.8 cm (8 7/8 × 13 5/16 in.)
Classification
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
268350
About the Artist
Cornelis Bos · 1510–1556
Cornelis Bos (c. 1506/10–before 1555), a Netherlandish engraver, printseller, and publisher born in 's-Hertogenbosch, emerged as a pivotal figure in the Antwerp print trade during the mid-16th century. His early life remains sparsely documented, with no records of formal training or mentors, though he was active in Antwerp by 1537, producing his earliest known engraving, *Prudence and Justice*, af...