Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Representations of Cupid-like nude children common in the art of the fifteenth and following centuries, especially in Italy.
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- noun Plural form of
putto .
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Examples
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The specialty of Allegri was "putti" -- tumbling, tumultuous, tricksy putti.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists Elbert Hubbard 1885
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They are called 'putti', which translates 'little boy', in Italian.
Archive 2006-10-08 Terry Nelson 2006
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They are called 'putti', which translates 'little boy', in Italian.
The inhabitants of Limbo... Terry Nelson 2006
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A realistic life-sized mouse may be seen in one place, just as if it had run out to inspect the work; and the numbers of little tipsy "putti" who disport themselves in all attitudes, in perilous positions on narrow ledges, are full of merry humour.
Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Julia de Wolf Gibbs Addison
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Think of India and Pakistan, only with demons and putti instead of Sikhs and nukes.
The Infinite Monkey Theorem Marshall Moore 2011
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Crivelli's painting may well be a masterpiece, but, as with so many of his depictions of Christ, it is unclear what purposes of piety or devotion are served by his unflinching, almost gruesome, renderings of a sallow corpse that is propped up by two ugly putti and whose arms are marked by anemic traceries of arteries and veins.
The Man of Sorrows Motif Over Time James Gardner 2011
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There is even one with a tiny naked man urinating on a large initial letter, surrounded by putti and a pair of fornicating goats.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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Grumbles and moans emanate from my man, my lover, the most eternally romantic of souls, at the very first signs of cherubs, putti, Cupids, roses and hearts.
Jamie Schler: Valentine's Day Flourless Chocolate Truffle Torte Jamie Schler 2011
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In the centre we see the Divine Infant embracing the Cross - while putti show forth the instruments of the Passion - and conquering with it death and sin, symbolised by the skull of Adam and the snake.
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Guardian angels were dedicated workers, but they weren't sweet little putti sitting on your shoulder.
Gabrielle Burton: Angels I Have Heard On High Gabrielle Burton 2011
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