putti
Chubby angelic figures
Putti are the chubby winged infants that populate Renaissance and Baroque art, hovering around religious and mythological scenes.
The singular is putto.
They derive from ancient depictions of Cupid and became decorative fixtures in painting, sculpture, and architecture—often appearing on ceilings, around altarpieces, or supporting coats of arms.
Not quite angels, not quite cherubs, putti occupy their own category of celestial baby.
Winged heavenly being
- angelicDivinely pure and good
- wingsLimbs for flight
- haloLuminous ring overhead
- chubbySlightly plump, endearingly
nude · infant · playful · garland · ribbon · cloud · heaven · celestial
Freedom from wrongdoing
- purityUncontaminated quality
- loveIntense fond attachment
- desireIntense wanting
- sacredWorthy of reverence
profane · eros · divine · mortality · resurrection · triumph · allegory · virtue
Renaissance painter from Urbino
- MichelangeloFlorentine sculptor and painter
- BotticelliQuattrocento painter from Florence
- TitianFamed Venetian Renaissance artist
- DonatelloQuattrocento Florentine sculptor
Sistine · Vatican · Florence · Medici · altarpiece · fresco · humanism · classicism
Wet plaster painting technique
- temperaEgg-yolk painting method
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- altarpieceReligious art behind altar
- tondoCircular relief or painting
ceiling · mural · trompe-l'oeil · Baroque · Rococo · chiaroscuro · composition · drapery
Recrystallized limestone rock
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- reliefEasing of distress
- carvingShaping by cutting away
figurine · fountain · pedestal · monument · tomb · sarcophagus · architectural · ornament
cherub
Winged heavenly being
chubby · nude · infant · playful · garland · ribbon · cloud · heaven · celestial · divine
innocence
Freedom from wrongdoing
sacred · profane · eros · divine · mortality · resurrection · triumph · allegory · virtue · paradise
Raphael
Renaissance painter from Urbino
- MichelangeloFlorentine sculptor and painter
- BotticelliQuattrocento painter from Florence
- TitianFamed Venetian Renaissance artist
Donatello · Sistine · Vatican · Florence · Medici · altarpiece · fresco · humanism · classicism · patronage
fresco
Wet plaster painting technique
- temperaEgg-yolk painting method
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- altarpieceReligious art behind altar
tondo · ceiling · mural · trompe-l'oeil · Baroque · Rococo · chiaroscuro · composition · drapery · foreshortening
marble
Recrystallized limestone rock
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- bas-reliefSculpture projecting slightly
- reliefEasing of distress
carving · figurine · fountain · pedestal · monument · tomb · sarcophagus · architectural · ornament · corbel