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putto
putto (Italian: ‘little boy’). Term applied to a representation of a chubby, naked child, sometimes winged, appearing—usually as a subsidiary figure—in a work of art. Putti have been a frequent motif of decorative art since classical antiquity and may have a pagan, human, or divine status. They derived from a type of figure used in ancient art to represent Eros, the Greek god of love, and from the Renaissance onwards a putto has often been used to represent his Roman counterpart, Cupid. More commonly, however, putti are anonymous figures, pictured attending classical gods, or, for example, the Virgin Mary. In this sense they are sometimes known as amoretti (singular amoretto).
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IAN CHILVERS. "putto." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "putto." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-putto.html IAN CHILVERS. "putto." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-putto.html |
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putto (It.: ‘little boy’). Term applied to a representation of a chubby, naked child, sometimes winged, appearing—usually as a subsidiary figure—in a work of art. Putti have been a frequent motif of decorative art since classical antiquity and may have a pagan, human, or divine status. They derived from a type of figure used in ancient art to represent Eros, the Greek god of love, and from the Renaissance onwards a putto has often been used to represent his Roman counterpart, Cupid. More commonly, however, putti are anonymous figures, pictured attending classical gods, or, for example, the Virgin Mary.
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IAN CHILVERS. "putto." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "putto." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-putto.html IAN CHILVERS. "putto." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-putto.html |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "putto." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "putto." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-putto.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "putto." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-putto.html |
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putto •blotto, Giotto, grotto, lotto, motto, Otto, risotto, Watteau
•Cocteau
•molto, Sholto
•pronto, Toronto
•Ariosto
•auto, Oporto, Porto, quarto
•in toto, koto, Kumamoto, Kyoto, photo, Sesotho, Yamamoto
•Bhutto, Maputo, Pluto, prosciutto, ritenuto, sostenuto, tenuto
•Cousteau • putto • gusto • Pashto
•undertow • Erato
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"putto." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "putto." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-putto.html "putto." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-putto.html |
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