Putti vs Cherub - What's the difference?
putti | cherub |
(putto)
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A representation, in a work of art (especially Renaissance or Baroque), of a small, naked, winged child; a cherub.
*2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 14:
*:The walls have ranks of white marble niches capped by huge marble scallops, and flanked by urns and flowers, drapes and putti .
A winged creature represented over 90 times in the Bible as attending on God, later seen as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim. First mention is in
A statue or other depiction of such a being, typically in the form of a winged child.
(figuratively) A person, especially a child, seen as being particularly innocent or angelic.
As nouns the difference between putti and cherub
is that putti is irregular plural of putto while cherub is a winged creature represented over 90 times in the Bible as attending on God, later seen as the second highest order of angels, ranked above thrones and below seraphim. First mention is in.putti
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(putto) (head)putto
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(putti)Synonyms
* amorettoSee also
* cupidAnagrams
* ----cherub
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(en-noun)Genesis 3:24