By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand carved wood angel with gold leaf wings mounted on a rose quartz crystal cluster with coordinating gold leaf shells. This putto originates from an important church in Liguria, Italy, symbolic of the region's traditional ecclesiastical decoration.
A Putto (plural is putti) is an angelic child figure, often with wings, frequently appearing in both mythological and religious paintings and sculpture, especially of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Derived from personifications of love, or eros figures, in Greek and Roman art, putti came to be used to portray cherubim in Italian paintings and pieces of the 15th century, especially those of the Madonna and child. With the revival of classical mythological subjects in the late 15th century, cupid was commonly represented as a putto, and numbers of anonymous putti were frequently depicted in attendance on various immortals.
The piece is put together by Jean O'Reilly Barlow, the artist and creative director of Interi. The date of manufacture reflects when she created the piece and the period shows that the putto is originally 18th century.
The Italian putto...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Precious Stone Figurative Sculptures