The Story of the Most Famous Angels ever Painted on the Sistine Madonna

The Story of the Most Famous Angels ever Painted on the Sistine Madonna

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These two cuties are probably the most famous little angels, or putti, or cherubs, ever painted. they were reproduced on tee shirts, mugs, mouse mats and any other surface they can be printed on. But where do they come from?
They are a detail on an altarpiece by Raphael, called the Sistine Madonna, and in this video I tell you the entire story of it.