XIR206453 A couple and a lute player. Detail of the prodigal child in courtesans. (oil on wood) (detail from 216104) by Flemish School, (16th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: The evangelical parable, represented by the secondary episodes of the background, is only a pretext for the representation of a meeting, both galante and musical, where one can also recognize an allegory of the five senses. A view of Paris, with the island of the Cit矇, one of the oldest known, serves as a background for the composition. Franco-Flemish school, oil on wood, 16th century.); Flemish, out of copyright.