Putto of Ilaria del Carretto, sculpted by Jacopo della Quercia in Lucca). Since then, Donatello has been called the originator of the putto because of the contribution to art he made in restoring the classical form of putto. He gave putto a distinct character by infusing the form with Christian meanings and using it in new contexts such as musician angels. Putti also began to feature in works showing figures from classical mythology, which became popular in the same period. Most Renaissance putti are essentially decorative and they ornament both religious and secular works, without usually taking any actual part in
Putto Some of the more common associations are: A putto is the main character in the 2010 webcomic "The Sorrowful Putto of Prague" by James Stafford and A. J. Bernardo. In popular culture, putto is also used as a decorative art found on buildings, gardens, and greeting cards as a purveyor of love. A putto smoking a cigarette served as the cover art for Van Halen's album "1984". There is one adorning the main characters' wedding cake in Gustave Flauvert's novel, Madame Bovary. A putto is the protagonist of the 2000 third person shooter "Messiah". In the British TV series "Doctor