Putto
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- 7 days ago
- In this state since
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the sculpture
This bronze statuette placed on a marble base represents a putto and is made in South Germany in ca. 1550.
A putto is a motif representing chubby, sometimes winged and naked figures of little boys. They derive from Greco-Roman depictions of Eros. They were common in art from the Renaissance through to the 18th century.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- A.13:0-1954
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 7 days ago
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
