Putti Pair

Cleveland Museum of Art

Putti Pair

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Date
mid-1700s
Medium
painted and gilded wood
Culture
Germany, near Bamberg, 18th century
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
146187

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These airborne cherubs probably formed part of the decorations crowning an church altar. One of the putti holds a heart, which would originally have included a flame (now lost). An expression of religious fervor, the burning heart also referenced the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which in Christian imagery symbolized Christ’s love for humanity.

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Credit line
John L. Severance Fund
Provenance
Kurt Rossacher (Salzburg, Austria), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1971.

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