Oil painting on canvas by Silvio Poma "Landscape with Shepherds" 19th century

Oil painting on canvas by Silvio Pomy, “Landscape with Shepherds,” depicts a dirt road amidst a wooded landscape, as well as farmers grazing a flock of sheep. On the left side of this rural Lombardy scene, there is a water feature with a small bridge. The signature S. Poma is located in the lower right corner. The painting is on the first canvas in good condition, framed in a beautiful, contemporary gilded frame with pastiglia.

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