In October 1895, George Minne left Ghent and settled in Brussels. As a sculptor, he underwent an important evolution there. In the first year that Minne was active there, he made expressive sculptures that express strong emotions, such as The Prodigal Son. The artist depicts the almost unbearable moment of reconciliation in a fierce embrace. By doing so, Minne adds a new dimension to the theme of the prodigal son, which was quite popular at the time. The bold line and modelling in Minne's sculpture is indeed related to the working method of Auguste Rodin, but with its extraordinary expressiveness, the distortions in the bodies and the intense expression of emotions, The Prodigal Son also heralded expressionism.
| Artist |
George Minne
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| Title | The Prodigal Son |
| Date | 1896 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Collection | sculpture AAT |
| Object type | gypsum AAT |
| Inventory number | 1982-G |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Gevaert-Minne, Marie Sint-Martens-Latem 1982 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1982-G |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/3261/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300055874 religious symbolism AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A
the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa)
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31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A2322 leaning backward Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 42G2111 father (first degree family relationships) Iconclass 42G2121 son (first degree family relationships) Iconclass 57A74 Forgivingness Iconclass 57A741 Pardon; 'Perdono' (Ripa) Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73C86 parables and proverbial sayings of Christ ~ human and divine love Iconclass 73C864 the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32) Iconclass 73C8646 the prodigal son returns home, where his father awaits him Iconclass 73C86461 the prodigal son kneels before his father who takes him in his arms Iconclass |
| School / Style | Symbolism (artistic concept) AAT |
| George Minne en de kunst rond 1900 (Tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 18.09.1982 - 05.12.1982) / Robert Hoozee, Monique Tahon-Vanroose, Albert Alhadeff. - Brussel : Gemeentekrediet, 1982 (p. 122-125, cat. 55 (ill.)) |
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