The more commonly found form putti is the plural of the Italian word putto. The Italian word comes from the Latin word putus, meaning "boy" or "child". Today, in Italian, putto means either toddler winged angel or, rarely, toddler … See more

Putti, cupids, and angels (see below) can be found in both religious and secular art from the 1420s in Italy, the turn of the 16th century in the Netherlands and Germany, the See more

• Roman sarcophagus with putti, c.160 AD, marble, Vatican Museums, Rome, Italy
• Roman sarcophagus with a procession of drunk putti, which … See more

• Warburg Institute Iconographic Database (ca 1,400 images of Amoretti in secular contexts) See more

Putti, in the ancient classical world of art, were winged infants that were believed to influence human lives. In Renaissance art, the form of the putto … See more

The historiography of this subject matter is very short. Many art historians have commented on the importance of the putto in art, but few have undertaken a major study. One useful scholarly examination is Charles Dempsey's Inventing the Renaissance Putto. See more

• Puer Mingens – Artistic depictions of boys urinating
• Four Kumāras – A group of semi-divine sage boys in Hinduism See more