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Imitator of Giorgione, 'Nymphs and Children in a Landscape with Shepherds', probably 1575-1625

Key facts
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
Nymphs and Children in a Landscape with Shepherds
Imitator of Giorgione

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.

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