The Prodigal Son (Barnard)

The Prodigal Son is a sculpture group by George Grey Barnard that depicts the loving reunion of the father and son from the New Testament "Parable of the Prodigal Son." Three examples exist in marble: Original: Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, marble, 81.25 in (206.4 cm) x 54 in (140 cm) x 60.5 in (154 cm), carved by Florio Piccirilli in New York City, 1909. One of Barnard's sixteen twice-life-size figures in the sculpture groups that flank the Capitol's main entrance. Replica: Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, marble, 81.25 in (206.4 cm) x 54 in (140 cm) x 60.5 in (154 cm), carved by Furio Piccirilli in New York City, 1909.

Installed outside the museum's main entrance. Reduced-size replica: Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, marble, 37 in (94 cm) x 24.5 in (62 cm) x 18 in (46 cm), carved by Barnard outside Paris, 1906. Exhibited inside the museum.

A plaster example of The Prodigal Son was shown in the 1963 centenary exhibition of Barnard's work, but is currently unlocated.