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Putto. Andrea Mantegna, detail from the Camera degli Sposi, Ducal Palace, Mantua, 1465–74. A putto ( Italian: [ˈputto]; plural putti [ˈputti]) [1] is a figure in a work of art depicted as a chubby male child, usually naked and very often winged. Originally limited to profane passions in symbolism, [2] the putto came to represent a sort of ...
Putti. Putto comes from the Latin word putus, meaning ‘lad’ or ‘boy’. Putti are nude, sometimes winged figures of infants (usually little boys), who feature in painting and sculpture. The Greek god of love, Eros, is often depicted as such a chubby winged child. Putti were especially popular in the Renaissance and served to enliven a ...
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Sep 28, 2022 · Christ appears at the moment of judgment in a burst of light and color, surrounded by clouds and putti and flanked by the apostles He blesses the saved, shown at lower left, while Saint Michael shepherds the damned into hell burning in the distance at the right. Bacchanal: A Faun Teased by Children Italian, Naples 1598–1680 Rome / The Met ...
Putto (mn. č. putti, italsky děťátko ), též amoret je nahé dítě podobné andílku, ale obvykle bez křídel. Jde o oblíbený dekorativní prvek v období baroka, rokoka i v historických slozích 19. století. Vzniklo jako renesanční obdoba antických Amorů (erotů) a středověkých andílků. Symbolizuje dítě nosící roh hojnosti.
A putto (plural putti) is a figure in a work of art depicted as a chubby male child, usually nude and sometimes winged. Putti are distinct from cherubim, but some English-speakers confuse them with each other, except that in the plural, "the Cherubim" refers to the biblical angels.
Putto. Putto (množina putti) ali puto je lik zavaljenega otročiča, skoraj vedno fantka, pogosto nagega in s krili, ki se najde predvsem v italijanski renesančni umetnosti. Lik izvira iz antične umetnosti, a je bil ponovno "odkrit" v obdobju quattrocenta (italijanski umetnostni slog 15. stoletja). Te podobe pogosto napačno zamenjujejo s ...
Putti are secular and represent a non-religious passion. [3] However, in the Baroque period of art, the putto came to represent the omnipresence of God. [3] A putto representing a cupid is also called an amorino (plural amorini). Etymology. The more commonly found form putti is the plural of the Italian word putto.
