Three Puttae

Name/Title

Three Puttae

Entry/Object ID

1979.31.017

Description

A largescale oil painting of three cherubs. A cherub sits in the center writing in a large book. One stands in the back holding what looks to be a septer. The third is leaning over the book, this cherub is wearing a hat and is draped in red fabric. At the foreground in front of the figures are a handfull of objects: a stack of papers, a candlestick, and a caduceus staff without wings. NEEDS CONSERVATION

Artwork Details

Medium

Canvas, Paint, Oil Paint

Made/Created

Artist

de Wit, Jacob

Date made

1753

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Dutch

Dimensions

Height

67 in

Width

53-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

67'' x 53.5''