Putto with a Skull
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- 8 days ago
- In this state since
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the sculpture
This statuette represents a putto standing with left foot on a skull. It is made in the Netherlands in ca. 1650. A veil is around his left leg, across buttocks and around his right arm. The right arm is at the side; the left arm in front of chest. It is probably a Memento Mori (remembrance of death), which purpose is to remind people of their mortality.
The same composition is known in ivory (Met NY).
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- A.24-1951
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 8 days ago
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
