Putto Today, in Italian, "putto" means either toddler winged angel or, rarely, toddler boy. It may have been derived from the same Indo-European root as the Sanskrit word "putra" (meaning "boy child", as opposed to "son"), Avestan "puθra"-, Old Persian "puça"-, Pahlavi (Middle Persian) "pus" and "pusar", all meaning "son", and the New Persian "pesar" "boy, son". Putti, in the ancient classical world of art, were winged infants that were believed to influence human lives. In Renaissance art, the form of the putto was derived in various ways including the Greek Eros or Roman Amor/Cupid, the god of love and companion
Lya De Putti Lya De Putti Lya de Putti (January 10, 1897 – November 27, 1931) was a Hungarian film actress who had roles during the silent era. She was noted for her portrayals of vamp characters. Born as Amália Putti () in Vécse, Austria-Hungary (today Vojčice, Slovakia), she was one of the four children of Gyula Putti (), a cavalry officer, and his wife, the former Mária Holyos (). She had two brothers, Géza and Sándor, the latter serving as a first lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian army, and a sister, Mária. She began her stage career on the Hungarian vaudeville circuit. She