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The Departure of the Prodigal Son (c. 1750)
The Departure of the Prodigal Son (c. 1750)
Public Domain
Artist
Giuseppe Bazzani
Artist Dates
1690-1769
Artist Nationality
Italian
Title
The Departure of the Prodigal Son
Date
c. 1750
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
97.9 x 125.5 cm (38-1/2 x 49-3/8 in)
K Number
K312
Repository
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Accession Number
F61-57
Notes

Provenance

(Count Alessandro Contini Bonacossi [1878-1955] Rome-Florence) by 1929; [1] sold to Samuel H. Kress [1863-1955] on 12 June 1935; gift 1939 to the National Gallery of Art; deaccessioned in 1960 and returned to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation; gift 1961 to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, no. F61-57. [1] Lent to Il Settecento Italiano, Venice, 1929, p.45 of catalogue, as Group of Figures, by Bazzani.