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Putties

Six putti with flowers and fruits and attributes of drawing
Six putti with flowers and fruits and attributes of drawing
Six putti with flowers and fruits and attributes of drawing.
Illustrations
Portrait of the lawyer Jacob Pignatelli in oval in an ornamental frame held by two putti. At the bottom of the frame a banderole with Pignatelli's coat of arms. Page from a book with text on the verso.
Portrait of the lawyer Jacob Pignatelli in oval in an ornamental frame held by two putti. At the bottom of the frame a banderole with Pignatelli's coat of arms. Page from a book with text on the verso.
The mausoleum of the German humanist Lukas Holste (1596-1661), on which two mourning putti hold his portrait. Between two lion paws a round cartouche with an allegorical representation of Romulus and Remus with the wolf, among others. Two skulls with wings show a canvas with a Latin inscription.
The mausoleum of the German humanist Lukas Holste (1596-1661), on which two mourning putti hold his portrait. Between two lion paws a round cartouche with an allegorical representation of Romulus and Remus with the wolf, among others. Two skulls with wings show a canvas with a Latin inscription.
Mars is harnessed by Venus, two putti lift the helmet to his head. At the bottom right more putti with other parts of the armor, in the background Vulcan is forging in his workshop. Historical allegory with probably Friedrich Wilhelm, Elector of Brandenburg, as Mars and Louisa Henrietta, Countess of Nassau, as Venus.
Mars receives the weapons of Venus and Vulcan: allegory
A group of tumbling putti with flowers. Part of a group of four ceiling paintings with putti (SK-A-4707/4710).
Tumbling putti with flowers
Three putti on the mantelpiece can be identified by their attributes as personifications of Fame, Liberty and unity. The winged fame floats in the air, blows the trumpet and in her other hand holds a palm branch, a symbol of victory, and an oil twig as a sign that this is a good rumor. The other two puttui, which are not winged, sit on a rock formation. The left putti is stroking a cat. Because of the idiosyncratic nature of the animal, freedom is depicted here. The putti on the right is known as harmony because of the bundle of arrows.
Three putti on the mantelpiece can be identified by their attributes as personifications of Fame, Liberty and unity. The winged fame floats in the air, blows the trumpet and in her other hand holds a palm branch, a symbol of victory, and an oil twig as a sign that this is a good rumor. The other two puttui, which are not winged, sit on a rock formation. The left putti is stroking a cat. Because of the idiosyncratic nature of the animal, freedom is depicted here. The putti on the right is known as harmony because of the bundle of arrows.
Amida crowned the sleeping Rinaldo with a garland of flowers, putti and nymphs watch. Based on a composition by Tiepolo. Pendant to SK-A-3436.
Amida crowned the sleeping Rinaldo with a garland of flowers
A group of three putti playing with a festoon, in the background other putti are flying. Part of a group of four ceiling paintings with putti (SK-A-4707/4710).
Putti with festoon
Putti playing with an eagle and a ribbon of leaves above the clouds. Part of a group of four ceiling paintings with putti (SK-A-4707/4710).
Putti with eagle above the clouds
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (n.pl) Putties
    put′tiz strips of cloth wound round the legs, from ankle to knee, as leggings.
Usage in the news

It's an Uphill Struggle to Enjoy a Visit to " Putty Hill". kdhx.org

" Putty Hill" offers artful study of life, afterlife in documentarylike fashion. denverpost.com

A scene from " Putty Hill". denverpost.com

" Putty Hill" 87 minutes at the Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. denverpost.com

An image from Matthew Porterfield's ' Putty Hill'. nola.com

D7682 Standard Test Method for Replication and Measurement of Concrete Surface Profiles Using Replica Putty . paintsquare.com

1.1 This test method is suitable for both field and laboratory use to obtain a permanent record of concrete surface profile using replica putty and to determine the depth of that surface profile. paintsquare.com

McDonald's McNuggets made with 'Silly Putty ' chemical. sfgate.com

Sherwin-Williams has developed a flexible epoxy-based putty designed for aerospace applications such as filling rivets, seams and spot repair areas on aircraft exteriors. ainonline.com

This tip provides some advice on applying two-part polyester automotive putty . scaleautomag.com

No More Duct Tape and Putty . industrialheating.com

Silly Putty For Lafayette's Potholes. 973thedawg.com

Do you remember Silly Putty . 973thedawg.com

New Flying Lotus Putty Boy Strut. radiomilwaukee.org

Revision of D7682 - 10 Standard Test Method for Replication and Measurement of Concrete Surface Profiles Using Replica Putty. astm.org

Usage in literature

Putty-coloured skin and shortness of breath. "The History of Sir Richard Calmady" by Lucas Malet

But bress my two eyes, miss, how glad dey is to look on your putty face again. "Cruel As The Grave" by Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth

Ain't this a putty sight? "At Fault" by Kate Chopin

The heads should be "set" so they may be covered later with a putty colored to match the finish. "Mission Furniture" by H. H. Windsor

The limb swelled to twice its natural size, and became as soft as putty. "The Land of the Kangaroo" by Thomas Wallace Knox

But the State has settled putty fast in the last twenty-five years. "Dave Porter in the Gold Fields" by Edward Stratemeyer

Your putties do look wild. "Maw's Vacation" by Emerson Hough

We were filling the cracks with putty when a bachelor homesteader stopped by and watched the operation in disgust. "Land of the Burnt Thigh" by Edith Eudora Kohl

He was putty in all your hands. "The Return of Peter Grimm" by David Belasco

Blackboard crayons are made of this: so are whitewash and whiting for cleaning silver and making putty. "Diggers in the Earth" by Eva March Tappan

Usage in poetry
If England was what England seems
An' not the England of our dreams,
But only putty, brass, an' paint,
'Ow quick we'd drop 'er! But she ain't!
"The Return" by Rudyard Kipling Author object (589)
If England was what England seems
An' not the England of our dreams,
But only putty, brass, an' paint,
'Ow quick we'd chuck 'er! But she ain't!
"The Return" by Rudyard Kipling Author object (589)
By gum; that woman! But she beat me flat!
A man's jist putty in a game like that.
She owned me 'appy 'ome almost before
She fairly got 'er nose inside me door.
"The Kid " by C J Dennis Author object (84)
That big 'ole outside is the moat, Sir,
And they do say if ever John Bull
Sells the Tower for a road house with cracks puttied up -
It'll make a damn fine swimming pool.
"The Beefeater" by Weston and Lee
O brothah, w'en de tempes' beat,
An' w'en yo' weary head an' feet
Can't fin' no place to res',
Jes' 'membah dat de Mastah 's nigh,
An' putty soon you 'll hyeah de cry,
"Lay low in de wildaness."
"A Plantation Melody" by Paul Laurence Dunbar Author object (533)
You blokes unmarrid ain't got no idear
Uv 'ow successful 'usbands works their 'eads.
It's like a feller strugglin' to keep clear
A thousand threads.
Once let 'em tangle, an' you take the blame.
You're up to putty; an' yeh've lost the game.
"The Also-Ran" by C J Dennis Author object (84)