Imitator of Giorgione, 'Nymphs and Children in a Landscape with Shepherds', probably 1575-1625
About the work
Overview
Formerly attributed to various artists, this work is now considered to be either a copy of a lost work by Giorgione or, more probably, an imitation dating from the late 16th or 17th century.
Key facts
Details
- Full title
- Nymphs and Children in a Landscape with Shepherds
- Artist
- Imitator of Giorgione
- Artist dates
- 1473/4? – 1510
- Date made
- probably 1575-1625
- Medium and support
- Oil on wood
- Dimensions
- 46.6 × 87.6 cm
- Acquisition credit
- On loan from the Victoria and Albert Museum
- Inventory number
- L1118
- Location
- Not on display
- Image copyright
- On loan from the Victoria and Albert Museum
- Collection
- Main Collection
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