Two Putti

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting "Two Putti" by Albrecht Dürer depicts two small, chubby, naked boys. The boy on the right has short, light brown hair and is holding a horn or trumpet-like object to the mouth of the other boy. The boy on the left has curly, reddish-brown hair and is positioned with his back to the viewer, slightly turned to the right. Both boys have their bodies angled towards each other, with the one on the right sitting and the other possibly standing or on a lower level. The background is dark green with visible spots and marks, suggesting an aged painting surface. The overall scene presents a close interaction between the two figures.