Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Putto

Putto (plural: Putti): Putti are the chubby little children in renaissance and baroque art: painting and statues. These cute little cherubs share their etymology with the Spanish word puta (slut, whore) showing that other languages also have odd divergences in the evolution of meanings.
Each was an intricate design composed of two putti on a raised base, one on either side of a leopard.

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