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| Michelangelo Anselmi Putti playing with Hoops c. 1548 drawing Metropolitan Museum |
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| Daniele Crespi Putti with Mitre, Crosier, Mace, Book & Candle 17th century drawing Metropolitan Museum |
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| Bartolomeo Passerotti Putti Embracing 1560s drawing Prado |
Ancient Greek and Roman painting and sculpture were rich in ornamental children. The fashion came back into European art with the Renaissance, like so much else. Ornamental children remained a strong presence through the end of the 18th century – but did not survive the age of Revolutions and all the earnestness that followed. In our own day they have been banished to greeting cards.
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| Marcantonio Raimondi after Raphael Dance of Children & Cupids 16th century engraving Victoria & Albert Museum |
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| attributed to Francesco Salviati Cupid c. 1550-75 drawing Prado |
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| attributed to Giorgione Putto Bending a Bow early 16th century drawing Metropolitan Museum |
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| French School Cupids & Goddesses Reclining on Clouds 17th century drawing Victoria & Albert Museum |
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| Juan Carreño de Miranda Putto 17th century drawing Prado |
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| Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli Putto seated within Ornamental Frame c. 1538-40 drawing Metropolitan Museum |
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| Guercino Cumean Sibyl with Putto 17th century National Gallery of Art (U.K.) |
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| Master of Flora The Birth of Cupid c. 1550 Metropolitan Museum |
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| Pompeo Batoni Diana & Cupid 1761 Metropolitan Museum |