A delicate gouache landscape showing a view of a Renaissance villa overlooking calm blue waters of Lake Como, Italy. Signed lower right, 'F. Catano' and inscribed verso, 'Lake Como'. This listed artist worked in Northern Italy and the Mediterranean region, including North Africa, and specialized in finely-detailed, gouache landscapes and genre scenes. Reference: Davenport’s Art Reference Guide, 2009/10 Edition, p. 504; et al.