Putti Collection (#2)

Cupid deposits his banner in the temple of Minerva
5893191 Cupid deposits his banner in the temple of Minerva.; (add.info.: Cupid deposits his banner in the temple of Minerva)

Cupid hits the centre of the target
5893188 Cupid hits the centre of the target.; (add.info.: Cupid hits the centre of the target. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess)

Cupid supplicates Pallas to let him become a volunteer
5893182 Cupid supplicates Pallas to let him become a volunteer.; (add.info.: Cupid supplicates Pallas to let him become a volunteer)

Frontispiece with two cherubs holding a bicorn and sword
5893180 Frontispiece with two cherubs holding a bicorn and sword.; (add.info.: Frontispiece with two cherubs holding a bicorn and sword)

Minton pate-sur-pate plaque by Leon Solon with cherubs on ladders fixing billposters headed Notice, Reward and Wanted
BON39206 Minton pate-sur-pate plaque by Leon Solon with cherubs on ladders fixing billposters headed Notice, Reward and Wanted, c.1870; Private Collection; Photo © Bonhams, London, UK

Velvet, from the Matheun et Bouvard Factory, Lyons, 1868 (silk, velvet, cut and solid pile)
BOO74318 Velvet, from the Matheun et Bouvard Factory, Lyons, 1868 (silk, velvet, cut and solid pile); 150x74 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

E : fleurs d'eglantine - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224739 E : fleurs d'eglantine - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

Plaque showing the marriage of Cupid and Psyche. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co
FLO4689171 Plaque showing the marriage of Cupid and Psyche. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

St Margaret of Antioch (Greek - St Marina) 3rd century virgin martyr, standing on Devil in form of dragon
535079 St Margaret of Antioch (Greek - St Marina) 3rd century virgin martyr, standing on Devil in form of dragon. 19th century (french woodcut); Universal History Archive/UIG

Musician Angels. Two children (Putto - Putti) with metal percussion sticks
BEN5463623 Musician Angels. Two children (Putto - Putti) with metal percussion sticks. Bas relief (Bas-relief) made by Agostino di Duccio, around 1450

Cupid playing a drum with his standard on a column
5893190 Cupid playing a drum with his standard on a column.; (add.info.: Cupid playing a drum with his standard on a column. Exercising his drum, having placed his banner in safety)

Mother Mary and Jesus, 19th century, iranian art (oil on canvas)
7062399 Mother Mary and Jesus, 19th century, iranian art (oil on canvas); Armenian Museum, Isfahan, Iran; (add.info.: Mother Mary and Jesus, 19th century, iranian art, oil on canvas)

Plaque depicting Diana visiting Endymion. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathone's Old Wedgwood
FLO4689142 Plaque depicting Diana visiting Endymion. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathone's Old Wedgwood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work Produced by Josiah Wedgwood

Jospeh Priestley, one of discoverers of oxygen, 1791 (engraving)
539749 Jospeh Priestley, one of discoverers of oxygen, 1791 (engraving); (add.info.: Jospeh Priestley (1733-1804) English Chemist and Non-Conformist minister

Roman Art: Auras sleeping on the arms of Hercules (Heracles). Sculpture on marble. 1st century (marble)
AIS5364457 Roman Art: Auras sleeping on the arms of Hercules (Heracles). Sculpture on marble. 1st century (marble); (add.info.: Madrid, National Museum of Archaeology.); © Iberfoto

Interior, tribune organ, organ and sideboard were transformed in 1821, detail: wooden cherub, playing bugle
7242438 Interior, tribune organ, organ and sideboard were transformed in 1821, detail: wooden cherub, playing bugle; Collegiale Notre-Dame-de-la-Crypte, Cassel, Hauts-de-France

illustration showing the coronation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus, c.1820
3666124 illustration showing the coronation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus, c.1820; (add.info.: 19th century, French, illustration, showing the coronation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus)

Cupid presenting the colours before the King
5893189 Cupid presenting the colours before the King.; (add.info.: Cupid presenting the colours before the King. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by)

Cupid relinquishes his bow and arrows and deposits them with
5893183 Cupid relinquishes his bow and arrows and deposits them with the; (add.info.: Cupid relinquishes his bow and arrows and deposits them with the British standard)

F : fleurs de lilas - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224738 F : fleurs de lilas - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

G : fleurs de giroflee -Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224735 G : fleurs de giroflee -Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

H : fleurs de pommier - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224729 H : fleurs de pommier - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

Cupid takes the oath of allegiance
5893186 Cupid takes the oath of allegiance.; (add.info.: Cupid takes the oath of allegiance. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth)

Musician Angels. Two children (Putto - Putti): one plays the bagpipes and the other plays the twisted trumpet
BEN5463659 Musician Angels. Two children (Putto - Putti): one plays the bagpipes and the other plays the twisted trumpet. Bas relief (Bas-relief) made by Agostino di Duccio, around 1450

Two Putti Supporting an Architrave
3118897 Two Putti Supporting an Architrave; (add.info.: Two Putti Supporting an Architrave by John Michael Rysbrack. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A : fleurs de cyclamens - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224757 A : fleurs de cyclamens - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

C : fleurs de chrysanthemes - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224750 C : fleurs de chrysanthemes - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

B : fleurs de myosotis - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224758 B : fleurs de myosotis - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

Portrait of the Cardinal Richelieu, 17th century (engraving)
6266313 Portrait of the Cardinal Richelieu, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Cardinal Richelieu. Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis, 1st Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac, aka The Red Eminence)

Interior, tribune organ, organ and sideboard were transformed in 1821, detail: wooden cherub, playing bugle
7242440 Interior, tribune organ, organ and sideboard were transformed in 1821, detail: wooden cherub, playing bugle; Collegiale Notre-Dame-de-la-Crypte, Cassel, Hauts-de-France

Interior, tribune organ, organ and sideboard were transformed in 1821, detail: wooden cherub, playing bugle
7242439 Interior, tribune organ, organ and sideboard were transformed in 1821, detail: wooden cherub, playing bugle; Collegiale Notre-Dame-de-la-Crypte, Cassel, Hauts-de-France

Cupid surveys the target
5893187 Cupid surveys the target.; (add.info.: Cupid surveys the target. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth from Thomas)

Cupid advances to the altar of loyalty
5893185 Cupid advances to the altar of loyalty.; (add.info.: Cupid advances to the altar of loyalty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess)

Cupid picks up his matchlock musket
5893184 Cupid picks up his matchlock musket.; (add.info.: Cupid picks up his matchlock musket. Assumes his firelock. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an)

D : fleurs de muguet - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224744 D : fleurs de muguet - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

Three vases showing reliefs by Lady Templeton, Venus bound by putti and the goddesses Pomona and Flora
FLO4689281 Three vases showing reliefs by Lady Templeton, Venus bound by putti and the goddesses Pomona and Flora. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

A Thomas Webb and Sons brown and white oviform cameo vase, designed by George Woodall (1850-1925) c.1880 (cameo)
BON124367 A Thomas Webb and Sons brown and white oviform cameo vase, designed by George Woodall (1850-1925) c.1880 (cameo); height:20.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Bonhams, London, UK

The Cappella della Annunciata (Chapel of the Annunciation) designed by Flaminio Ponzio (c.1560-1613)
BEN110324 The Cappella della Annunciata (Chapel of the Annunciation) designed by Flaminio Ponzio (c.1560-1613) detail of ceiling vault by Guido Reni (1575-1642) 1610 (photo); Palazzo del Quirinale

The peace of the flight to Egypt, c.1540. Creator: Savoldo, Giovanni Girolamo (Girolamo da Brescia) (1480/85-1548)
The peace of the flight to Egypt, c.1540. Found in the Collection of the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia

The Conception of the Virgin. Creator: School of Pinturicchio
The Conception of the Virgin, Unknown date

At the cave, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Pieter Leermans
At the cave, late 17th-early 18th century

Still Life with Statuette, 1890s. Creator: Paul Cezanne
Still Life with Statuette, 1890s

Park landscape with ruins (wall field). Creator: Johan Pasch
Park landscape with ruins (wall field), Unknown date

Garden landscape with exotic birds. Creator: Johan Pasch
Garden landscape with exotic birds

The Four Fathers of the Latin Church. Creators: Jacob Jordaens, Workshop of Jacob Jordaens
The Four Fathers of the Latin Church, Unknown date

Susanna and the Elders. Creator: Jacob de Wit
Susanna and the Elders

Rest on the Flight into Egypt. Creator: Giovanni Battista Pace
Rest on the Flight into Egypt, Unknown date

Venus and Adonis, 1729. Creator: Francois Lemoyne
Venus and Adonis, 1729

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"Putti: The Divine Messengers of Love and Beauty" In the realm of art, they have long been revered as celestial beings symbolizing innocence, love, and beauty. From classical paintings to intricate sculptures, their presence adds a touch of enchantment to various artistic masterpieces. One such iconic portrayal is seen in Alexandre Cabanel's "The Birth of Venus" (1875), where delicate putti surround the goddess emerging from the sea, bestowing her with ethereal grace. These cherubic figures bring an otherworldly charm to this renowned French artwork. Moving on to Amiens Cathedral in France, we encounter the poignant statue known as "The Crying Angel. " With its cherub looking towards the right, it evokes a sense of melancholy and longing for divine intervention amidst human suffering. Italy too has embraced these angelic creatures within its cultural fabric. They adorn Italian wedding cards with their innocent smiles and fluttering wings, blessing couples with eternal love and happiness on their special day. Gustav Naujok's depiction of St. Cecilia (1891) showcases another instance where putti play a significant role. These heavenly messengers accompany the saintly figure while she creates harmonious melodies that resonate through time. In Sandro Botticelli's masterpiece "Birth of Venus" (1863), it can present once again—this time surrounding the birth of the goddess herself. Their playful demeanor adds an element of whimsy to this timeless painting. Les Amours des Dieux by François Boucher features Cupid aiming his arrow at unsuspecting lovers—a charming scene brought alive by these mischievous little angels who make love bloom wherever they go. Even Queen Elizabeth I was not immune to their allure; portrayed in old age by an unknown artist around 1610, she is accompanied by putti symbolizing her everlasting legacy as one of England's most influential monarchs.