Pair of Angelic Figure 16" Decor Religious

Description These angelic figures are often referred to as putti figures. The putto, plural putti, is a nude, chubby child figure, often with wings, frequently appearing in both mythological and religious paintings and sculpture, especially of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. The word putto comes from Latin. Often times putti figures, Italian in origin, are called cherubs. However, historically, cherubs and putti had different roles. Cherubs are angels and represent sacred love, holding the highest angelic order in Heaven, and thus closest to God. While putti figures arise from Greco-Roman classical mythos (i.e. non-Christian) and represent secular, non-religious love, as between two people. Putti are associated with Cupid as well as with Erato, the muse of lyric and love poetry. In either case, a putto's presence symbolizes love, whether divine or of a more earthly nature. 8