GIOVANNI PICCONE (1842-1887) 'PLEASURABLE THOUGHTS'

A lovely 19th Century Italian Oil on Canvas Titled "Pleasurable Thoughts" by Giovanni Piccone (1842-1887). The reading of a good book will always give one pleasure. Here the woman pauses from her reading, puts down the book, and appears to let her mind and imagination take her to a higher level of pleasurable thought. Perhaps there is a parallel between the book’s contents and events in her own life. Signed: G. Piccone. ITALY, Circa 1870 Dimensions Frame height: 43"  (109 cm)Frame width: 33 3/4"  (85 cm)Canvas height: 37"  (94 cm)Canvas width: 27¼"  (69 cm)