Inventing the Renaissance Putto

Inventing the Renaissance Putto
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Publisher : UNC Press Books
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : 0807826162
ISBN-13 : 9780807826164
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Book Synopsis Inventing the Renaissance Putto by : Charles Dempsey

Download or read book Inventing the Renaissance Putto written by Charles Dempsey and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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


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