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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dude, post: 4367629, member: 13170&quot;]<font size="5"><span style="color: #0000b3">A tin-glazed faience piece, I believe. Nice colors! Hmmm . . . What are those cherubim up to? </span></font></p><p><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)"><br /></span></font></p><p><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">Is the once-putto (putti) cherub simply disillusioned because he was about to blow his conch shell and got a trumpet blast to the face? I doubt that&#039;s what the artist had in mind, since these kind of cherubim depictions generally have deep symbolism.</span></font></p><p><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)"><br /></span></font></p><p><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">It seems the interaction reflects the doctrine or notion that the eternal--resurrection/judgement, etc.--will inevitably &quot;trump&quot; the worldly or carnal.</span></font></p><p><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)"><br /></span></font></p><p><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 179)">Great piece, regardless of retail value!</span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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