The Return of the Prodigal

This is a modern bronze sculpture depicting a man holding his son in his arms from the Return of the Prodigal bible scene The Parable of the Prodigal Son (also known as the Two Brothers, Lost Son, Loving Father, or Lovesick Father) is one of the parables of Jesus and appears in Luke 15:11–32. Jesus Christ shares it with his disciples, the Pharisees and others. In the story, a father has two sons, a younger and an older. The younger son asks the father for his inheritance, and the father grants his son's request. However, the younger son is prodigal (i.e., wasteful and extravagant) and squanders his fortune, eventually becoming destitute. The younger son is forced to return home empty-handed and intends to beg his father to accept him back as a servant. To the son's surprise, he is not scorned by his father but is welcomed back with celebration and fanfare. Envious, the older son refuses to participate in the festivities. The father reminds the older son that one day he will inherit everything and that they should still celebrate the return of the younger son because he was lost and is now found.本作品为一件现代青铜雕塑，取材于圣经中「浪子回头」的经典场景，刻画了一位父亲将儿子拥入怀中的画面。 《浪子回头》寓言（Parable of the Prodigal Son），又名《两兄弟》《失而复得的儿子》《慈父》或《思子心切的父亲》，是耶稣所讲的寓言之一，见于《路加福音》15:11-32，耶稣曾将此寓言分享给门徒、法利赛人及其他听众。 故事中，一位父亲育有二子，幼子与长子。幼子向父亲索要属于自己的家产份额，父亲应允了他的请求。然而幼子挥霍无度，将家财尽数挥霍殆尽，最终陷入穷困潦倒的境地。他空手返家，本只求父亲准许自己以奴仆身份留在家中，却未曾料到父亲并未轻蔑斥责他，反而以盛大的排场与庆祝活动迎接他归来。心怀嫉妒的长子拒绝参与这场庆祝活动，父亲便告诫长子：他终将继承家中的一切，而他们理当一同庆祝幼子的归来——毕竟幼子曾迷失，如今已寻回。