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What is a putto? It is the singular of putti and a synonym of a cherub.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putto
http://www.speel.me.uk/gp/cherubs.htm
Robert remembers cold windy days in the Mission when many of its trees
were little more than promising twigs in the ground!
Since, he fell in love with the opinionated poets, artists, and eccentrics
who enlivened the Cafe La Boheme.
He hopes that others will find some of his photos as surprising as they
are to him.
Like his hero, Chiang Yee, the author of The Silent Traveller in San
Francisco, Robert enjoys being an inconspicuous observer of the world as he discovers it.
Isn't our world interesting?
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Ah, “Putto”: A representation of a child (See cupid, cherub) in Renaissance art. (Doing my best Johnny Carson imitation: I did not know that!) had to look it up. Haha! Smarter than I was when I woke up this morning. Cheers!