The Parable of the Vineyard
Artist
Charles de Sousy Ricketts
(b. Geneva 1866 - d. London 1931)
Datec. 1906
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions73.7 x 63.5 cm
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery.
Donated by Charles de Sousy Ricketts (the Artist).
Object number258
DescriptionThe Parable of the Vineyard (Mt 21: 33-42) tells the story of an owner of a vineyard who handed it over to tenants and departed for a far country. When the time arrived for it to bear fruits, he sent his servants to collect them, but the tenants beat some and killed others. Finally, the owner sent his son, saying, “Surely they will reverence my son.” But this was not the case. The tenants took hold of the son, cast him out, and killed him. This painting shows the tenants beating the son of the owner of the vineyard. On View
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