putto

[ poo-toh; Italian poot-taw ]

noun,plural put·ti

[poo-tee; Italian poot-tee]. /ˈpu ti; Italian ˈput ti/. Fine Arts.

a representation of a cherubic infant, often shown winged.

Origin of putto

1635–45; <Italian: literally, boy <Latin putus

Words Nearby putto

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How to use putto in a sentence

The Child is almost the putto on the right in the Redentore picture, but somewhat more bony.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools | Various
Usually a flying cherub holds an end of the banderole, and Ferri shows a wingless putto even, flying with no other assistance.
Art Principles | Ernest Govett
The same tendencies are to be noted in the bronze putto at the Bargello.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 | Various
Thayr surnames be putto lest any man hereafter shuld vsurpe any D iiij.cause of thayr prayse.
The Pilgrimage of Pure Devotion | Desiderius Erasmus

British Dictionary definitions for putto

putto

/ (ˈpʊtəʊ) /

nounplural -ti (-tɪ)

a representation of a small boy, a cherub or cupid, esp in baroque painting or sculpture: See also amoretto

Origin of putto

from Italian, from Latin putus boy

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