Weird Putti
June 13, 2016
What's the difference between a putto, a cherub, and cupid? What does a masterpiece by Raphael have in common with the hit TV show Parks & Rec? Tune in as we discuss the origins and various manifestations of putti in visual culture.
Originally Released: June 13th, 2019
Sources:
Patrick Dempsey, Inventing the Renaissance Putto, The University of North Carolina Press, 2001.
Anne McClintock, “Soft-Soaping Empire: Commodity Racism and Imperial Advertising” from Imperial Leather: Race, Gender and Sexuality in the Colonial Context (1995): 207-232.
Links:
https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-difference-between-a-putti-and-a-cherub