# The Prodigal Son

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## Artwork

- Artist: [HOOFT, Willem Dirksz.](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hooft-willem-dirksz-ra81b364ec9efb6>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Engraving

## Commentary

The picture shows the title page of Hooft&#39;s farcical play Heden-daeghsche Verlooren Soon \(The Contemporary Prodigal Son\). The engraving depicts the prodigal son carousing with a prostitute while drinking in a tavern.

## Attribution

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