Martin Gayford

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But which paintings are in fact by Giorgione? It’s impossible to resist playing the attribution game

  • In the Age of Giorgione

    Royal Academy, until 5 June

  • Bruegel in Black & White: Three Grisailles Reunited

    Courtauld Gallery, until 8 May

  • Light, Time, Legacy: Francis Towne’s Watercolours of Rome

    British Museum, until 14 August

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