The putto is a figure of a pudgy baby, almost always male, found especially in Italian Renaissance art. The figure derives from Ancient art but was "rediscovered" in the early Quattrocento.
==Linguistics==
===Derivation of word===
The word putto is Italian singular male; the plural is putti. One never speaks of putta, which would be the female version. (The word putta is short for puttana, slut.)
In early modern as well as current Italian, the word simply means child.
In descriptions of art, some of the first known references to the word are in Vasari (''Lives of the Artists'', 1550/65).
===Application of word over time=== Seems to have developed its application as a specific term in art history only during the modern period.
==Visual History== ===Revival of putto in the renaissance=== Putti are a classical motif found primarily on child sarcophaghi of the 2nd century. You see them mock fighting, dancing, participating in bacchic rites, doing sports, etc. The revival of the figure of the putt is generally attributed to Donatello, in florence in the 1420's, although there are some earlier manifestations (for example the tomb of Illaria del Carretta in Lucca).
===Where to find putti===
You will find putti, cupids and angels (see below) in both religious and secular art from the 1420's in Italy, the turn of the 16th century in the Netherlands and Germany, the Mannerist period and late Renaissance in France, and all over Baroque ceilings. They also experienced a major revival in the 19th century. It would be too long to list all the artists, but the main culprits are Donatello and Raphael (with Giulio Romano and Giovanni da Udine), and all their followers.
===Iconography of putto===
The iconography of putti is purposefully unfixed. It is hard to tell the difference between putti, cupids and angels. They have no specific attributes, but can take on the attributes of numerous other figures. As such, putti can take on lots of meanings.
==historiography==
The historiography of this subject matter is very short. Many important and famous art historians have commented on the importance of the figure of the putto in art but few have taken up a major study.
The only scholarly book with putti in the title is: Charles Dempsey "The invention of the renaissance putto" (University of north carolina press, 2001)
There is a dissertation in progress on this topic.
See other meanings of words starting from letter:
Words begining with Putti:
Putti
Puttin'_On_The_Ritz
Puttin'_On_the_Ritz
Puttin'_on_the_Ritz
Puttin'_on_the_Ritz
Putting-Out_System
Putting-out_system
Putting_green
Putting_on_the_Ritz
Putting_on_the_ritz
Putting_People_First
Putting_The_Damage_On
Putti
The putto is a figure of a pudgy baby, almost always male, found especially in Italian Renaissance art. The figure derives from Ancient art but was "rediscovered" in the early Quattrocento.
==Linguistics==
===Derivation of word===
The word putto is Italian singular male; the plural is putti. One never speaks of putta, which would be the female version. (The word putta is short for puttana, slut.)
In early modern as well as current Italian, the word simply means child.
In descriptions of art, some of the first known references to the word are in Vasari (''Lives of the Artists'', 1550/65).
===Application of word over time=== Seems to have developed its application as a specific term in art history only during the modern period.
==Visual History== ===Revival of putto in the renaissance=== Putti are a classical motif found primarily on child sarcophaghi of the 2nd century. You see them mock fighting, dancing, participating in bacchic rites, doing sports, etc. The revival of the figure of the putt is generally attributed to Donatello, in florence in the 1420's, although there are some earlier manifestations (for example the tomb of Illaria del Carretta in Lucca).
===Where to find putti===
You will find putti, cupids and angels (see below) in both religious and secular art from the 1420's in Italy, the turn of the 16th century in the Netherlands and Germany, the Mannerist period and late Renaissance in France, and all over Baroque ceilings. They also experienced a major revival in the 19th century. It would be too long to list all the artists, but the main culprits are Donatello and Raphael (with Giulio Romano and Giovanni da Udine), and all their followers.
===Iconography of putto===
The iconography of putti is purposefully unfixed. It is hard to tell the difference between putti, cupids and angels. They have no specific attributes, but can take on the attributes of numerous other figures. As such, putti can take on lots of meanings.
==historiography==
The historiography of this subject matter is very short. Many important and famous art historians have commented on the importance of the figure of the putto in art but few have taken up a major study.
The only scholarly book with putti in the title is: Charles Dempsey "The invention of the renaissance putto" (University of north carolina press, 2001)
There is a dissertation in progress on this topic.
See other meanings of words starting from letter:
P
PA | PB | PC | PD | PE | PF | PG | PH | PI | PJ | PK | PL | PM | PN | PO | PR | PS | PT | PU | PW | PX | PY | PZ |Words begining with Putti:
Putti
Puttin'_On_The_Ritz
Puttin'_On_the_Ritz
Puttin'_on_the_Ritz
Puttin'_on_the_Ritz
Putting-Out_System
Putting-out_system
Putting_green
Putting_on_the_Ritz
Putting_on_the_ritz
Putting_People_First
Putting_The_Damage_On
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