Putto

CC0 Public Domain Designation

c. 1550

Attributed to Hans Peiser (German, c. 1500-after 1575)

Like his contemporaries, German sculptor Hans Peiser typically carved figures such as this one in wood to prepare for larger, finished works in bronze. During the Renaissance, artists revived the ancient Roman motif of small male nudes, called putti, which symbolized gaiety, youth, and innocence. Peiser incorporated these frolicking figures into the city fountains he designed in the 1550s. This example closely resembles the statue of a triumphant putto that crowns the fountain in front of Nuremberg’s city hall.

Status: On View, Gallery 207
Department: Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist: Hans Peiser
Title: Putto
Place: Nuremberg (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1540–1560
Medium: Lindenwood
Dimensions: H.: 33 cm (13 in.)
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
Reference Number: 1937.875
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