The son has come home in rags, and his father, who saw him “a great way off,” has run to him. They meet in a narrow street. The son kneels; the father holds him.
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Masters/James Tissot/The Return of the Prodigal Son
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Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York.
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Image: Brooklyn Museum, via Wikimedia Commons. The work itself is in the public domain.
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