Inventing the Renaissance putto /

"The figure of the putto (often portrayed as a mischievous baby) made frequent appearances in the art and literature of Renaissance Italy. Commonly called spiritelli, or sprites, putti embodied a minor species of demon, in their nature neither good nor bad. They included natural spirits, animal...

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Author / Contributor: Dempsey, Charles (Author)
Imprint: Chapel Hill, NC : University of North Carolina Press, 2001.
Format: Book
Language:English
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Acquisition Notes:Gift of Anne d'Harnoncourt and Joseph Rishel
Series:Bettie Allison Rand lectures in art history.