A Winged Cherub in Amsterdam Wood Print

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This architectural cherub plays a trumpet, or horn, on a building in Amsterdam. The cherub, also called putto in Italian, is a figure in a of of art depicted as a chubby male child, usually naked and sometimes winged. The cherub is one of the heavenly beings who directly attend to God. The trumpet is a form of announcement, sometimes a sound of glory.

Mary Lee Dereske's images celebrate nature, travel and life. She has exhibited in New Mexico and Washington state, and her work has sold internationally. A native daughter of Michigan, she now lives in New Mexico. All images copyrighted by Mary Lee Dereske and may not be reproduced or otherwise used without explicit permission of the artist.