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Prodigal son

Samsonov Igor
Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
133 × 108 cm
Year
2016

A bearded elder in a white turban and crimson robe rests his hand on a kneeling man in white who kisses it, flanked by attendants and soldiers.

Style
Surrealism
Mood
Dramatic
Themes
Religion · Figurative · Men · History
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About this work

A turbaned man in a crimson-and-gold robe stands at the center, resting his hand on the bowed head of a young man kneeling before him in white, who kisses his hand. Attendants in red robes flank a table of silver bowls at left; soldiers in dark green tunics stand by another table at right, above a checkerboard floor.

Deep crimson and gold play against a mottled, weathered green-gold backdrop whose cracked texture recalls an aged icon panel rather than a real room. Smooth academic figure painting meets a symbolic, faintly surreal staging, producing a solemn, ceremonial mood of reverence and quiet reproach.

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