I was trying to say that much of the sculpturing of those putti was fabulously well done and I for one don't mind seeing it as art. I spent hours in June inside (and outside - my hotel was 50 metres away -) the Basilica di Santa Croce in Lecce, Puglia. The amazing, detailed stonework was designed and overseen by the baroque architect and sculptor Giuseppe Zimbalo. There are lots of putti but also lots of strange beasts and bearded types along with some pretty frank fertility symbols. I found it utterly overwhelming and it became my favourite ancient church. Was any loin inappropriately stirred by its sculptures down the centuries? I very much doubt it.

But why did Dodgson feel the need to get his girlies to get their kit off for his photos...