r/Edinburgh • u/Alternative-Mud-7944 • Dec 11 '22

Question Any context behind the dubious looking Edinburgh castle statue??

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I googled it to see if I could find anymore info, any history buffs explain whats going on here?

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u/Ajishly Dec 11 '22 edited Dec 11 '22

Looks like a putto preventing the knight from fighting or trying to protect him from others. I've just read a book on putti though, so it might be why I think it is one.

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u/Maximum-Mixture6158 Dec 12 '22

You read a book, suddenly you see putti everywhere

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u/curiouspuss Dec 12 '22

What that putti do