| PUTTO | The plump, winged boy of renaissance and baroque art |
| CHERUB | Plump winged one |
| SACKBUT | Early trombone of the Renaissance and Baroque periods named from Old French, 'pull-push' (7) |
| VIOLS | Renaissance and baroque stringed instruments (5) |
| ERAS | Renaissance and Baroque |
| MICHELANGELO | Master of Renaissance art whose largest "canvas", as commissioned by Pope Julius II, was the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, which he painted in biblical scenes over four years, including The Creation |
| BEYONCESZA | These two artists (7 letters, 3 letters) tied for Album of the Year (for "Renaissance" and "SOS") at the 2023 BET Awards on Sunday |
| ECSTASY | Irving Stone's biography of Renaissance artist Michelangelo, The Agony And The ... |
| CUPID | Roman god of love: a winged boy with a bow and arrow (5) |
| OLDMASTER | Informal designation for a male painter of great skill between the Renaissance and 1800, such as Durer, Goya, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael or Rembrandt (3,6) |
| PUTTI | Representations of naked young boys, often with wings, in Renaissance or Baroque art (5) |
| RENI | Guido of Baroque art fame |
| VIVALDI | Antonio ---, Venetian priest and Baroque composer whose works include The Four Seasons (7) |
| ANTONIOVIVALDI | Venetian priest and Baroque composer whose works included The Four Seasons (7,7) |
| MEDICI | Name of leading family of renaissance Italy (6) |
| GETREADY | Prepare reworking of end of Renaissance tragedy |
| GALLIARD | Form of Renaissance dance and music (8) |
| FATALIST | The plump tail's wagging and he's so happy with his lot (8) |
| CHUBBY | On the plump side (6) |
| ORNATE | Baroque art one reproduced (6) |
