Archive for the ‘Putti’ Category

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Somewhat Similar in Appearance to Either a Cupid or a Cherub, a Putto (Such as This One Found on a Gravestone at St. Luke’s Cemetery) Looks Like a Small Boy, Usually Chubby Faced, Often Winged, and Almost Always Nude (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 4, 2015)

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An Example of a Putto (a Chubby Male Child Usually Naked and Winged) Representing Either a Cherub or (More Likely in This Case) Cupid Carrying a Bunch of Large Grapes on His Shoulder in a Front Yard Garden on Pleasant Street in Spencer, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 7, 2019)

Angel & cross St Luke A
Somewhat Similar in Appearance to Either a Cupid or a Cherub, a Putto (Such as This One Found on a Gravestone at St. Luke’s Cemetery in Westborough, MA) Looks Like a Small Boy, Usually Chubby Faced, Often Winged, and Almost Always Nude (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 4, 2015)

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An Example of a Putto (a Chubby Male Child Usually Naked and Winged) Representing Either a Cherub or (More Likely in This Case) Cupid Carrying a Bunch of Large Grapes on His Shoulder in a Front Yard Garden on Pleasant Street in Spencer, MA

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A Very Unusual Combination Clock and Fountain With Various Motifs From the Italian Renaissance Including a Nubile Maiden, Wingless Putti (Naked Baby Boys), and Stylized Diving Dolphins Discovered in Front of a House on Garland Street in Worcester, MA

Angel & cross St Luke A
Somewhat Similar in Appearance to Either a Cupid or a Cherub, a Putto (Such as This One Found on a Gravestone at St. Luke’s Cemetery) Looks Like a Small Boy, Usually Chubby Faced, Often Winged, and Almost Always Nude