A putto is a figure in a work of art depicted as a chubby male child, usually naked and very often winged. Originally limited to profane passions in symbolism, the putto came to represent a sort of baby angel in religious art, often … 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
• Gohō dōji – Buddhist guardian deities in the form of young boys See more

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 … 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 was derived in various ways … See more

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

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