putto

figure in a work of art depicted as a chubby male child, usually nude and sometimes winged
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putto

Summary

putto ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,355 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • putto is a type of artistic figure[2].
  • putto is a type of artistic theme[3].
  • putto's Commons category is recorded as Putti[4].
  • putto's Unicode character is recorded as 👼[5].
  • putto's depicted by is recorded as Puttos by Donatello for the Baptismal font of the Siena Baptistry[6].
  • putto's depicted by is recorded as Puttos[7].
  • putto's depicted by is recorded as Bacchanal of putti[8].
  • putto's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[9].
  • putto's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[10].
  • putto's described by source is recorded as Q55075031[11].
  • putto's described by source is recorded as Q124209338[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include artistic figure[2] and artistic theme[3].

Why It Matters

putto ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,355 views/month).[1] putto has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] putto is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of artistic figure, artistic theme
    Subclass of
    Aliases
    Depicted by Puttos by Donatello for the Baptismal font of the Siena Baptistry, Puttos, Bacchanal of putti
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007537525005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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