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Mythological Scene

Paris Bordone (1500–1571)

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Mythological Scene

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In the centre, a young man playing a viola da gamba is garlanded by a woman, whilst others pick blossom and gather blooms. Venetian artists in the first half of the sixteenth century painted numerous pastoral scenes in which youths languidly make music. It is likely that no specific subject was intended beyond an idyllic union of the beauties of landscape and music. The oblong format suggests that the panel formed part of a series which decorated a room, possibly a library. The Venetian artist, Paris Bordone, specialised in small mythological scenes.

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Title

Mythological Scene

Date

probably 1530s

Medium

oil on wood

Measurements

H 41.7 x W 96.3 cm

Accession number

61.3

Acquisition method

purchased, 1961

Work type

Painting

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Paris Bordone

1500–1571

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