putto
Syllables: put·to/ˈpʊtəʊ/US/ˈpʊtoʊ/
putto noun: a representation, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art, of a small, naked, often winged (usually male) child; a cherub.
Noun
putto (plural putti or (rare) puttos or (rare) puttoes)
- A representation, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art, of a small, naked, often winged (usually male) child; a cherub.
- There is in the porch of the present church a tablet to Luke Flood (died 1818) which has much the appearance of having been made up of portions of earlier monuments. It is surmounted by a bas-relief of a winged boy holding an inverted torch. But not only is he a baby putto, not a youth, and without...1938, “1788: Piety Weeping at the Tomb of Benevolence, a Model of a Monument to be Erected in Whitechapel Church, to the Memory of Dr [Robert] Markham the Late Rector, at the Expence of His...
- The Carmelite scapulars held by the putto and young male saint on the right indicate that the altarpiece was intended for a church of the Carmelite order.1971, Jacob Bean, Felice Stampfle, “Oil Sketches by 18th Century Italian Artists from New York Collections [GIOVANNI BATTISTA PITTONI [...] 22. The Crucifixion.]”, in The Eighteenth Century in Italy...
putto meaning in Thai
putto in Thai
- representation of a small, naked, often winged child
- พุตโต
Examples of putto in a sentence
- But not only is he a baby putto, not a youth, and without an urn, but the style and execution scarcely seem worthy of [Thomas] Banks even when not at his best.1938, “1788: Piety Weeping at the Tomb of Benevolence, a Model of a Monument to be Erected in Whitechapel Church, to the Memory of Dr...
- A second putto with a gallows in its hand cries at the judge's feet.1973, “Analysis of Beauty: Etched and Engraved from Drawings, March 1753 [84: Plate I: Third State]”, in Sean Shesgreen, editor, Engravings...
- The picture shows a putto who has just blown bubbles through a clay tube.1990, Kristine Koozin, “The Vanitas Still Life”, in The Vanitas Still Lifes of Harmen Steenwyck: Metaphoric Realism (Renaissance Studies...
- Whatever the case, the evangelical animals are appreciably larger than the puttos of the painting.2005, David Farrell Krell, “God’s Footstool”, in The Tragic Absolute: German Idealism and the Languishing of God, Indianapolis, Ind....
Forms of putto
| plural | putti |
|---|---|
| plural (rare) | puttos |
| plural (rare) | puttoes |
Origin of putto
Borrowed from Italian putto (“cupid, putto; boy”), from Latin putus (“boy”), a variant of pūsus (“(little) boy”), from puer (“boy, lad; child”), from Proto-Italic *puweros, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little; smallness”). The plural form putti is also borrowed from Italian putti.
Questions about putto
- What does putto mean?
- Putto means a representation, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art, of a small, naked, often winged (usually male) child; a cherub.
- What is putto in Thai?
- Putto in Thai is พุตโต. See Putto meaning in Thai.
- How do you use putto in a sentence?
- But not only is he a baby putto, not a youth, and without an urn, but the style and execution scarcely seem worthy of [Thomas] Banks even when not at his best.
- What part of speech is putto?
- Putto is a noun.
- How do you pronounce putto?
- Putto is pronounced /ˈpʊtəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of putto?
- The plural of putto is putti.
Words near putto in the dictionary
Source and license
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