19th Century Italian Romantic Allegory Of Ecstasy With Putti

 
 
Allegory of ecstasy with Cupid, an 19th century Italian tempera and watercolor painting, oval composition within a rectangular greenish frame.

The painting depicts the dream, the ecstasy of a woman lying on a cloud and surrounded and guarded by four cupids. The figures are connected by a soft drapery in shades of green, blue, red and yellow.

The painting comes from a private collection of Milan, has been lined with canvas and the apocryphal signature of Domenico Morelli has been hidden, covered by painting at the bottom right.

Set in a lovely modern carved and giltwood frame, with glass.
Painting size only is: Height: 28.6 cm - Width: 38 cm.