Three putti
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Noah Butkin
Accession Number
1977-110-2-4
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Three Putti** *Jean-Robert Ango,, active in Rome 1759–1770, d. 1773, ca. 1759–70* Jean-Robert Ango, a French artist who spent his most productive years in Rome during the late 1750s to 1770, crafted *Three Putti* amid the vibrant artistic scene of the Eternal City. Active at a time when French painters and sculptors flocked to Italy for inspiration from classical antiquity and the Baroque legacy, Ango captured the playful essence of putti—those cherubic, winged child figures symbolizing love, joy, and innocence. These motifs, popularized in Renaissance and Rococo art, often adorned deco...