noun
- a representation of a naked or partly clothed child, especially a cherub, in Renaissance and Baroque art
Usage: art history
Examples
- The ceiling fresco featured several putti playing musical instruments.
- Renaissance artists often included putti as decorative elements in religious paintings.
- The marble fountain was adorned with carved putti holding garlands.
- Baroque churches frequently display putti in their ornate decorations.
- The artist painted delicate putti floating among the clouds.
- Museum visitors admired the detailed putti in the classical sculpture.