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Definition of Putto
1. Noun. A representation, in a work of art (especially Renaissance or Baroque), of a small, naked, winged child; a cherub. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Putto
1. an infant boy in art [n -TI]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Putto
Literary usage of Putto
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Church of England: From the Abolition of the Roman Jurisdiction by Richard Watson Dixon (1885)
"putto recanted: and was served with a full cup of repentance. He carried a faggot
not only at Paul's Cross, but in his own city, with no less shame than if ..."