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CORNELIS VAN POELENBURGH (UTRECHT 1594/5-UTRECHT 1667)

Shepherds with their Flocks in a Landscape with Roman Ruins

c.1620-25

RCIN 404819

Poelenburgh travelled to Rome in 1617 and remained there for 10 years. He is most famous for his small-scale Roman landscapes with figure narratives in which he used ancient ruins for theatrical effect. Acquired by George IV in 1814 No. 28

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