Ancient Italian painting dated 1881. Oil on canvas, first canvas, depicting a countryside landscape with shepherd and cows of good pictorial quality. Spectacular carved and gilded wooden frame with fabulous decor. Oval painting mounted on a rectangular frame and canvas (see photo), signed Merlo 81 on the right edge (see photo), referable to the painter Camillo Merlo (1856-1931) lacking authentication.
Ideal work to place in a large living room or study, for antique dealers, interior designers and collectors of nineteenth-century Italian paintings. The perspective unused by the painter is pleasant and the brightness of the painting is good. In good state of conservation. Light painting H 155 x W 113 cm.