Cupid dancing: from Foggia to London

Today the focus of my attention is a dancing Cupid who managed to find his way from Italy’s Foggia to

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A cup of the Boscoreale treasure

Latest update on 25th August 2024 Epicurus was an Athenian philosopher who lived from 341 to 270 BC. After his

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Putti Sculptures from three periods: Hellenistic, (late) Renaissance, and Neoclassicism

Introduction The Italian word “putto” is derived from the Latin word “putus”, meaning “boy” or “child”. In this post I

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