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Puer mingens
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A puer mingēns is a figure in a work of art depicted as a prepubescent boy in the act of urinating, either actual or simulated. The puer mingens could represent anything from whimsy and boyish innocen
Two pueri mingentes in the sacristy lavabo, Florence Cathedral
Two pueri mingentes in the sacristy lavabo, Florence Cathedral
Venus and Cupid, Lorenzo Lotto, 1530, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Venus and Cupid, Lorenzo Lotto, 1530, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Puer mingens with poppy pods, on a desco da parto, Apollonio di Giovanni, 1450s, Kress collection
Puer mingens with poppy pods, on a desco da parto, Apollonio di Giovanni, 1450s, Kress collection
Manneken Pis, a famous example of a puer mingens functioning as a fountain, Brussels
Manneken Pis, a famous example of a puer mingens functioning as a fountain, Brussels
Putto
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A putto is a figure in a work of art depicted as a chubby male child, usually naked and very often winged. Originally limited to profane passions in symbolism, the putto came to represent a sort of ba
Puer mingens
…children's sarcophagi. The puer mingens was revived during the Renaissance. Donatello, who paved the way in the reinvention of the larger motif of the putti in sculpture, depicted one of the earliest Renaissance examples of a puer mingens on the base of his Judith and Holofernes statue. From its revival in…
Renaissance putti, detail from the Camera degli Sposi, by Andrea Mantegna, 1465–1474, fresco, Ducal Palace, Mantua, Italy
Renaissance putti, detail from the Camera degli Sposi, by Andrea Mantegna, 1465–1474, fresco, Ducal Palace, Mantua, Italy
Three Putti Next to a Cartouche, after François Boucher, 1727–1760, etching and engraving, 26.5 × 21.5 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Three Putti Next to a Cartouche, after François Boucher, 1727–1760, etching and engraving, 26.5 × 21.5 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Roman putti in The Cupid Seller, National Archaeological Museum.
Roman putti in The Cupid Seller, National Archaeological Museum.
Six Byzantine putti attending to the goddess Hestia, on the Hestia Tapestry, 6th century, tapestry, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.
Six Byzantine putti attending to the goddess Hestia, on the Hestia Tapestry, 6th century, tapestry, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.