noun
- plural of putto; cherubic figures or baby angels depicted in Renaissance and Baroque art, typically shown as chubby, winged infants
Usage: art history term; plural form; singular is 'putto'; common in European painting and sculpture from the 15th–18th centuries
Examples
- The ceiling fresco featured dozens of putti floating among clouds and flowers.
- Raphael's paintings are famous for their delicate depictions of putti in the corners of religious scenes.
- The marble relief was decorated with putti holding garlands and musical instruments.
- Renaissance artists often included putti as decorative elements in altarpieces.
- The museum's collection includes several sculptures of putti from the Baroque period.