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A mid-late 17th Century German or Italian Baroque putto. Particularly well carved in a dynamic position. Soft facial features and well proportioned body. Large and decorative figure retaining its original white wash to resemble Carrara marble‍. Several similar putti in the apartment-museum of the Italian Painter Giorgio De Chirico in Piazza di Spagna, Rome.
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Large 17th Century Baroque Wooden Putto

RH345

A mid-late 17th Century German or Italian Baroque putto. Particularly well carved in a dynamic position. Soft facial features and well proportioned body. Large and decorative figure retaining its original white wash to resemble Carrara marble‍. Several similar putti in the apartment-museum of the Italian Painter Giorgio De Chirico in Piazza di Spagna, Rome.

Period

17th Century

Materials

Wood

Condition

Arm reattached and some fingers missing

Dimensions

Width:
30
cm
Height:
46
cm
Length:
cm

£ 2,850.00 GBP

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