# The Prodigal Son Living with Harlots

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BAUMGARTNER, Johann Wolfgang](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/baumgartner-johann-wolfgang-r26c2c7d33d7f96>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 28 x 38 cm

## Commentary

In his small painting depicting the biblical tale about the prodigal son Baumgartner not only used the rocaille as a frame, but as a motif in itself. The rocaille, a type of ornament typical of the Rococo, winds its way into the architectural setting of the scene, dissolving stone niches and intermingling with the balustrade.

## Attribution

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