No I - The Departure

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

In the image titled "The Departure," reflecting the story of the Prodigal Son, a young man is seen standing and leaning over a table, engaging earnestly with an older man, presumably his father, who reaches out in a gesture of concern or farewell, while two others seated nearby, possibly family, appear absorbed in the tense atmosphere, set within a room that contrasts the domestic scene against the backdrop view of ships seen through large windows, an apt metaphor for departure and longing.

In the image titled "The Departure," reflecting the story of the Prodigal Son, a young man is seen standing and leaning over a table, engaging earnestly with an older man, presumably his father, who reaches out in a gesture of concern or farewell, while two others seated nearby, possibly family, appear absorbed in the tense atmosphere, set within a room that contrasts the domestic scene against the backdrop view of ships seen through large windows, an apt metaphor for departure and longing.

Name/Title

No I - The Departure

Entry/Object ID

2008.6.2.2

Description

The Prodigal Son in Modern Life The son leans on the table next to his seated father. The father attempts to convince his son to stay. In the background, another figure sits daydreaming out of a window, while a woman sews and watches the father and son.

Type of Print

Etching

Artwork Details

Medium

etching with drypoint

Category

Vault, Biblical, Biblical People, New Testament, Interior Space
People, Building, Architecture

Made/Created

Artist

James Jacques Joseph Tissot

Date made

1881

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

13-3/4 in

Width

17-1/2 in

Dimension Description

frame size

Height

25-1/2 in

Width

27-3/4 in

Exhibitions

Prodigal Son: January 7 - February 7, 2009 Center Art Gallery, Calvin College:
Loan - Prodigal @ 2nd Reformed Church, Zeeland, MI March 9 – May 18, 2010
Loan - Prodigal @ Dordt College – Sioux Center, IA: July 2 – October 8, 2010
Loan - Prodigal @ South Bend CRC – South Bend, IN: September 19 – November 11, 2011
Loan - Prodigal @ First Presbyterian Church – Midland, TX: February 22 – April 8, 2012
Loan - Prodigal @ Bella Vista Church – Rockford, MI: May 21 – July 23, 2012
Loan - Prodigal @ Elmhurst CRC, Elmhurst, IL January 10 – February 28, 2013
Loan - Prodigal @ Thornapple Covenant Church, Grand Rapids, MI: May 17 – 20, 2013
Loan - Prodigal @ Acton Institute, Grand Rapids, MI: May 20 – August 22, 2013
Loan - Prodigal @ First Congregational United Church of Christ, Washington DC September 3 – November 8, 2013
Loan - Prodigal @ First Presbyterian Church - Bonita Springs, Florida: March 10 - April 17, 2014
Loan - Prodigal @ Catholic Information Center, Grand Rapids, MI: February 18 - March 30, 2015
Loan - Prodigal @ Win-Some Women Retreat, Mackinac Island: October 18-26, 2015
Loan - Prodigal @ First Presbyterian Church - Tulsa OK: February 1 - April 18, 2016
Prodigal Son: June 1-30, 2016 Center Art Gallery:
Loan - Prodigal Son @ 1st Presbyterian Church - Colorado Springs, CO: February 20 - April 21, 2017
Loan - Prodigal @ Sojourn Community Church - Louisville, KY: June 18 - August, 2018
Loan - Prodigal @ Monroe Community Church - Grand Rapids, MI: October 4- December 2, 2023