I'm having trouble finding a good site with which to research the painting, and I was wondering if anyone knew about the painting?
2007-09-25 13:27:14 · 1 answers · asked by writersrule05 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
If you expect some romantic story....alas I can not help you there. Fiorentini was follower of fashion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannerism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_of_Fontainebleau
They made what sold. And obviously he got a goldmine as it still sells.
They are called putti and are found in many, many paintings in that school. Adding 'secular' items was a way of bringing them closer to earth.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putti
They represent nothing special. They just make a painting look more...ethereal you may say.
2007-09-27 03:39:14 · answer #1 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋