One of the great teaching by Jesus, the unending love of a father, a lost son who, having squandered his fortune, is filled with remorse, prays for forgiveness and returns to the father humbled and hopeful. It is the story of humanity with a loving Father waiting for us to return to Him.
#5 by Salvator Rosa, a fascinating and complex personality of the 17th c. Italian Baroque period. Accomplished artist, poet, musician and actor, his paintings have a romantic poetic quality.
And will they welcome the returning Gentiles? Jesus leaves us hanging....
Thank you etabeta. So many fine painters during that time; could they earn a good living?
He actually runs to us!