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Moeyaert, Claes

Shepherds near a classical ruin

Moeyaert, Claes

1591 - 1655

Shepherds near a classical ruin

Oil on panel: 40 x 60 cm
Dating: 1607-1655
Objectnumber: 071-1946

Used to be called “the prodigal son as a swineherd”, but there are no swine in the picture. So “landscape with shepherds” seems a better designation. Bredius thought the ruins were a Vesta temple. It is possibly one of Moeyaert’s earliest works.

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