Shepherd with a Flute

Shepherd with a Flute
Artist Giorgione
Year c 1508
Type oil on canvas
Dimensions 61.2 cm × 46.5 cm (24.1 in × 18.3 in)
Location Hampton Court Palace, Greater London

Shepherd with a flute is a painting produced around 1508 by Giorgione, now in the Royal Collection and shown at Hampton Court Palace.

History

It was bought at an unknown date by Charles I of England as a work by Giorgione, then sold in 1650 to De Critz and Co. In 1660, on the English Restoration, it was recovered by Charles II of England. It was exhibited at the Whitehall Palace then Kensington Palace and finally transferred to Hampton Court in 1833.