# Departure of the Prodigal Son [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [GOTHIC GLASS PAINTER, French]() - Date: 1201-1250 - Technique: Stained glass window ## Commentary Departure of the Prodigal Son c. 1210 Stained glass window Cathédrale Saint-Étienne, Bourges The picture shows a detail of the window representing the Parable of the Prodigal Son. The pane depicts the Prodigal Son at the beginning of the story. A typical noble of the 13th century, he rides out at his gray horse, his falcon on his hand. He wears a purple gown whose fine folds play round his body, and a splendid cloak with fur lining. The colour range of the window includes red and blue, with white, various shades of purple, yellow, and green predominating in the figurative areas. The figures have delicate, slender bodies that are surmounted by large heads with protruding skulls. ## Related artworks - [A Nobleman]() - [Angel Playing the Lyre]() - [Annunciation]() - [Charlemagne]() - [Charlemagne's Battle]() - [Charlemagne's Dream]() - [Charles VI]() - [Choir clerestory]() - [Esther Window \(detail\)]() - [Jacques Coeur Window]() - [Miracles of the Virgin]() - [North Rose Window]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()