The Prodigal Son Living with Harlots
by BAUMGARTNER, Johann Wolfgang, Oil on canvas, 28 x 38 cm
In his small painting depicting the biblical tale about the prodigal son Baumgartner not only used the rocaille as a frame, but as a motif in itself. The rocaille, a type of ornament typical of the Rococo, winds its way into the architectural setting of the scene, dissolving stone niches and intermingling with the balustrade.