Putti

Word PUTTI
Character 5
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈpʊti/

Definitions and meanings of "Putti"

What do we mean by putti?

Representations of Cupid-like nude children common in the art of the fifteenth and following centuries, especially in Italy.

Plural form of putto. noun

A representation, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art, of a small, naked, often winged (usually male) child; a cherub.

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The word "putti" in example sentences

The specialty of Allegri was "putti" -- tumbling, tumultuous, tricksy putti. ❋ Elbert Hubbard (1885)

They are called 'putti', which translates 'little boy', in Italian. ❋ Terry Nelson (2006)

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. ❋ Julia De Wolf Gibbs Addison (N/A)

There is even one with a tiny naked man urinating on a large initial letter, surrounded by putti and a pair of fornicating goats. ❋ Mira Bartók (2011)

There will be 74 dealers from across Italy and 14 foreign galleries showing around 3,000 pieces, amid the palace's richly painted frescoes of mythical scenes featuring gods, nymphs, putti, sea creatures and garlands of flowers. ❋ Margaret Studer (2011)

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. ❋ James Gardner (2011)

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 (2011)

Another major lot in this sale will be a group of four terra-cotta Flemish putti representing the senses of smell, taste, sight and touch from 1733, attributed to Jan Pieter van Bauerscheit II estimate: £150,000-£250,000. ❋ Margaret Studer (2011)

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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But to have the opportunity to compare Bouguereau's "L'Amour Vainqueur," a virtuosic 1886 painting of Cupid and Psyche in flight, sitting side by side with Jeff Koons's "Cherubs," a couple of kitschy putti that ought to kill the market in porcelain collectibles for good, flatters both works. ❋ Ralph Gardner (2010)

Sushil Cheema/The Wall Street Journal The outdoor space showcases Ms. Patterson's collection of urns and putti, sculptures of cherubs. ❋ Sushil Cheema (2011)

Think of India and Pakistan, only with demons and putti instead of Sikhs and nukes. ❋ Marshall Moore (2011)

It is decorated on one level with life-size figures playing instruments, and on top with musical putti . ❋ William Meyers (2011)

Guardian angels were dedicated workers, but they weren't sweet little putti sitting on your shoulder. ❋ Gabrielle Burton (2011)

The entire dome resembles a painted latticework pergola, with garlands of fruits and flowers, and wonderful oval frames surrounding rollicking putti or cupids, beneath which are lunettes of classical figures in grisaille, atop a cornice with painted columns supported by ram's heads, festooned draperies and domestic objects like pitchers and bowls. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In opposing President Obama's economic rescue plans the Republican Party has take things to a new level of putti ... digg ❋ Unknown (2009)

In opposing President Obama's economic rescue plans the Republican Party has take things to a new level of putti ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

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