Putto

A putto (Italian: [ˈputto]; plural putti [ˈputti])^[1] is a figure in a work of art depicted as a chubby male child, usually naked and very often winged. Originally limited to profane passions in symbolism,^[2] the putto came to represent a sort of baby angel in religious art, often called cherubs (plural cherubim), though in traditional Christian theology a cherub is actually one of the most senior types of angel.^[3]

The same figures were also seen in representations of classical myth, and increasingly in general decorative art. In Baroque art the putto came to represent the omnipresence of God.^[2] A putto representing a cupid is also called an amorino (plural amorini) or amoretto (plural amoretti).