Literature

Santiago Alcolea Blanch, The Prado Museum, Barcelona, 2008, fig. 78

Iconclass

73C8641 The prodigal son asks for his inheritance; his father gives him (a bag of) money

Other works by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

The Baptism of Christ

Boy with a Dog
before 1660

The Vision of Saint Bernard
1650-70

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

The Angels' Kitchen
1646