Forgiven Collection

Jesus Christ anointed by a sinful woman at the house of Simon the Pharisee (engraving)
7172445 Jesus Christ anointed by a sinful woman at the house of Simon the Pharisee (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Return of the Prodigal Son, 1636 (etching)
XJF416570 Return of the Prodigal Son, 1636 (etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); Private Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

The prodigal sog, c.1880 (print)
7293229 The prodigal sog, c.1880 (print); (add.info.: Religion. Bible. New Testament. The return of the prodigal son. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1880.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Johann Tetzel (1465-1519), German theologian of the Roman Catholic Church, was selling indulgences, 1881 (engraving)
UTD4915947 Johann Tetzel (1465-1519), German theologian of the Roman Catholic Church, was selling indulgences, 1881 (engraving); (add.info.: Johann Tetzel (1465-1519)

The Lord's Prayer (colour litho)
8649604 The Lord's Prayer (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of a set of six postcards illustrating The Lord's Prayer)

Cimon returning to Athens at the instigation of Pericles (engraving)
8635044 Cimon returning to Athens at the instigation of Pericles (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

selling Indulgences. In Catholic theology, an indulgence is the full or partial remission of temporal punishment due
529801 selling Indulgences. In Catholic theology, an indulgence is the full or partial remission of temporal punishment due for sins which have already been forgiven

General Bonaparte graces the rebels of Cairo, in 1798. 1808 (oil on canvas)
7423019 General Bonaparte graces the rebels of Cairo, in 1798. 1808 (oil on canvas) by Guerin, Baron Pierre-Narcisse (1774-1833); Musee et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles

Comical Sketch
A comical sketch depicting a scene of two men in conversation, with a view of a city behind them, one of which is saying how his daughter was born with a crushed strawberry upon her buttock

WEBER/FREISCHUTZ/LIEBIG6
Act three, scene five : a hermit pleads for Max, he is forgiven, everyone is happy (except Caspar, now dead, but he has only himself to blame.) Date: first performed 1821

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The Return of the Prodigal Son, 1636 (Etching)
7393369 The Return of the Prodigal Son, 1636 (Etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 15, 6 x 13, 6 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

Martin Luther together with the robber Hans Kohlhase (1500-1540), 1850s (engraving)
UTD4915872 Martin Luther together with the robber Hans Kohlhase (1500-1540), 1850s (engraving) by Konig, Gustav Ferdinand Leopold (1808-69); (add.info.: Illustration from : "Dr)

Penitent Magdalen, (painting)
7129362 Penitent Magdalen, (painting) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576) (after); Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Penitent Magdalen, after Tiziano, Doria Pamphilj gallery)

Christ and the adulteress, c. 1545-48 (oil on canvas)
7062975 Christ and the adulteress, c. 1545-48 (oil on canvas) by Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti (1518-94); 119 x 168 cm; Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Christ and the adulteress, c. 1510 (tempra on wood)
7130038 Christ and the adulteress, c.1510 (tempra on wood) by Barbari, Niccolo de (fl.c.1510); Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Christ and the adulteress, c.1510)

Return of the prodigal son, (painting)
7129334 Return of the prodigal son, (painting) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Return of the prodigal son, Guercino)

Penitent Magdalene, 1618 (oil on canvas)
7352692 Penitent Magdalene, 1618 (oil on canvas) by Strozzi, Bernardo (1581-1644); 97x73 cm; Musei di Strada Nuova, Genoa, Liguria

Mary Magdalene, 17th-18th century (painting)
7129457 Mary Magdalene, 17th-18th century (painting) by Trevisani, Francesco (1656-1746); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Mary Magdalene, Francesco Trevisani)

St. Mary Magdalene, 1678 (oil on canvas)
7352721 St. Mary Magdalene, 1678 (oil on canvas) by Piola, Domenico the Elder (1627-1703); 300x198 cm; Oratorio di Santa Maria Maddalena, Laigueglia, Liguria

Return of the Prodigal Son, c. 1650 (oil on canvas)
7352688 Return of the Prodigal Son, c.1650 (oil on canvas) by Wael, Cornelis de (1592-1667); 227x265 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist)

Return of the prodigal son, 1656 circa, Mattia Preti (oil on canvas)
7064287 Return of the prodigal son, 1656 circa, Mattia Preti (oil on canvas) by Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania

Repentant Mary Magdalene, 1595 circa, (oil on canvas)
7129370 Repentant Mary Magdalene, 1595 circa, (oil on canvas) by Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da (1571-1610); Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Repentant Mary Magdalene)

The Prodigal Son or The Reconciliation, 1895 (bronze)
7332591 The Prodigal Son or The Reconciliation, 1895 (bronze) by Meunier, Constantin Emile (1831-1905); Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; (add.info.: Museum voor Schone Kunsten)

Forgiveness, 1885-90 (oil on canvas)
7331981 Forgiveness, 1885-90 (oil on canvas) by Postiglione, Salvatore (1861-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: Salvatore Postiglione); Ghigo Roli

Forgiveness, detail, 1885-90 (oil on canvas)
7331959 Forgiveness, detail, 1885-90 (oil on canvas) by Postiglione, Salvatore (1861-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: Salvatore Postiglione); Ghigo Roli

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, mid 1700s (oil on canvas)
XOS5887424 Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, mid 1700s (oil on canvas) by Ricci, Sebastiano (1658-1734); 54.6x64.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

The Parable of the Prodigal Son, c. 1884 (Oil on canvas)
7212777 The Parable of the Prodigal Son, c.1884 (Oil on canvas) by Rich, William George (1857-after 1901); The Ms Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: Rich)

Mary Magdalene. 1887 (oil on canvas)
LAF470965 Mary Magdalene. 1887 (oil on canvas) by Stevens, Alfred Emile (1823-1906); 111.8x77.3 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent

Handing in confession slips to a priest to receive forgiveness of sins, trade in indulgences
7279864 Handing in confession slips to a priest to receive forgiveness of sins, trade in indulgences by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Going to Confession, Woman walking towards a confessional
7279875 Going to Confession, Woman walking towards a confessional by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Going to Confession, Woman walking towards a confessional)

Guilty Childhood, the back cover of issue 389 of L Assiette au Beurre, September 1908
7268492 Guilty Childhood, the back cover of issue 389 of L Assiette au Beurre, September 1908 by Naudin, Bernard (1876-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: Delinquent children)

Cleombrote and Leonidas, c. 1795 (pen and ink with gouache on paper)
5861751 Cleombrote and Leonidas, c.1795 (pen and ink with gouache on paper) by Fabre, Francois Xavier (1766-1837); 40.5--55.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Penitent Magdalene, 1453-1455 (wooden statue)
7260244 Penitent Magdalene, 1453-1455 (wooden statue) by Donatello, (c.1386-1466); 188 cm; Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Otto I, King of East Francia, forgiving his son Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, for rebelling against him, c954 (engraving)
7147860 Otto I, King of East Francia, forgiving his son Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, for rebelling against him, c954 (engraving) by Roeber, Fritz (1851-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Otto I)

Otto I, King of East Francia, reconciled with his brother, Henry, who had plotted to have him assassinated in 941
7147857 Otto I, King of East Francia, reconciled with his brother, Henry, who had plotted to have him assassinated in 941 (engraving) by Zick

Consolation (oil on canvas)
6448726 Consolation (oil on canvas) by Cary, Stephen Francis (1808-80); 86.4x111.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cary, Stephen Francis (1808-80))

Return of the Prodigal Son (engraving)
7172456 Return of the Prodigal Son (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Return of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15)

The Prodigals Return, 1869 (oil on canvas)
7063470 The Prodigals Return, 1869 (oil on canvas) by Poynter, Edward John (1836-1919); 120x91.5 cm; Private Collection

Christ and the Adulterous Woman (oil)
7076609 Christ and the Adulterous Woman (oil) by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665); 97.8x134.5 cm; Private Collection

Return of the Prodigal Son (coloured engraving)
7153902 Return of the Prodigal Son (coloured engraving) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Return of the Prodigal Son)

Jesus Christ and Zacchaeus the tax collector (engraving)
7172464 Jesus Christ and Zacchaeus the tax collector (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus Christ and Zacchaeus the tax collector (luke 19)

"Forgive me this once"(engraving)
7177804 " Forgive me this once" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Forgive me this once." Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas)

The wife of Prussian general Franz Ludwig von Hatzfeld asking Napoleon to spare her husbands life (litho)
7184940 The wife of Prussian general Franz Ludwig von Hatzfeld asking Napoleon to spare her husbands life (litho) by French School

Prodigal son returned (colour litho)
7172951 Prodigal son returned (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prodigal son returned (Luke 15:20)

John baptizing Christ in the River Jordan (colour litho)
7153773 John baptizing Christ in the River Jordan (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John baptizing Christ in the River Jordan)

Jesus and the woman caught in adultery (engraving)
7172458 Jesus and the woman caught in adultery (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus and the woman caught in adultery (John 8)

Institution of the Confession (chromolitho)
7185046 Institution of the Confession (chromolitho) by Angelico, Fra (c.1387-1455) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Institution of the Confession)

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"Forgiven: A Journey of Redemption and Mercy in Italy" Step into the world of forgiveness as we explore captivating artworks from Italy that depict powerful moments of redemption. From the renowned "Return of the Prodigal Son, 1636 (etching)" to the comical sketches that bring a touch of humor, these masterpieces will leave you awe-inspired. Intriguingly, delve into historical events such as Martin Luther's encounter with the infamous robber Hans Kohlhase in the 1850s engraving. Witness how forgiveness can bridge even seemingly insurmountable gaps between individuals. The theme continues with thought-provoking portrayals like "Penitent Magdalen, " where remorse and transformation are captured beautifully on canvas. Marvel at Christ's compassion towards sinners in both "Christ and the adulteress" renditions - one painted with oil on canvas around 1545-48, while another is a tempra on wood masterpiece created circa 1510. As we journey through time, witness various interpretations of forgiveness in different mediums. Admire paintings like "Return of the prodigal son" and "Mary Magdalene, " each telling their own tale of redemption through brushstrokes. Join us as we unravel stories behind these remarkable works, exploring themes that resonate universally - repentance, mercy, and second chances. Discover how art has immortalized these profound moments when forgiveness triumphed over judgment. Let your heart be moved by this collection celebrating humanity's capacity for growth and renewal. Experience firsthand how forgiveness transcends boundaries and heals wounds deep within our souls.