Cabinet Decorated with Episodes from the Parable of the Prodigal Son

Frans Francken (III)

c. 1640

oil on panel

Rijksmuseum

A dark wooden cabinet with multiple painted panels depicting scenes from the Parable of the Prodigal Son. The cabinet has doors that open to reveal more painted scenes and drawers. …; the dealer Sarlius [Jonas Jacob Sarlius?], The Hague; from whom purchased by the museum, 1877;{For the Furniture Department. Letter of 26 August 1878, no. 207 from David van der Kellen to the Minister, Arch. N.M.} on loan to the Museum Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder, Amsterdam, since 1956;{The top left-hand drawer and painting were stolen 9 January 1974; the painting was replaced by a copy by Jan Everts in 1996.} temporarily returned to the museum, 1996 and 1999-2000