Putto with Garland
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, squared in red chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on blue laid paper
Dimensions
8.7 × 10.3 cm (3 7/16 × 4 1/16 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
112412
Art Historical Context
In the intimate world of Renaissance and Baroque preparatory drawings, *Putto with Garland* by Andrea Lilio captures the playful charm of a cherubic putto—a chubby, winged child figure symbolizing innocence and divine love. Lilio, an Italian artist active in late 16th-century Rome, specialized in frescoes and altarpieces, often incorporating such lively motifs into grand decorative schemes. This undated sketch, housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints and Drawings Department, exemplifies the artist's skill in rendering dynamic forms on a diminutive scale of just 8.7 × 10.3 cm. Crafted ...