"Oil On Canvas Mounted On Wood - Allegory Of Putti (19th Century)"
Oil on canvas mounted on wood - Allegory of Putti (19th century) This oil on canvas mounted on wood presents a classic scene from narrative mythology. It depicts a group of putti busily working around a central object, probably an altar of Love or a symbolic anvil. It is seen as an allegory of the preparatory work of Love or Cupid's Forge. The work employs a marked chiaroscuro. In the style of Francesco Albani or Domenico Fetti. Late 18th - early 19th century. Small "cabinet" format. Some craquelure. Wear consistent with age and use of the frame's gilding. On display at the Galerie Courcelles Antiquités, 97 rue de Courcelles, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris.