angels in art from assyria 850 bce to brighton 1912
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Angels in Art
From Assyria 850 BCE to Brighton 1912
From the palace of the Assyrian king 850BCE
From a Victoria Christmas card
Assyrian angels?
The Ark of the Covenant
The Ark of the Covenant
After 2500 year Harrison Ford finds the lost
Ark of the Covenant
A modern artist’s drawing of the cherub from Ezekiel chapter 1
Ezekiel’s cherubim from the Winchester Bible 1160
The Victorian cherub
The prophet Muhammad visiting paradise
Muhammad, Gabriel and Abraham
Muhammad riding his steed Buraq on his night journey
The Assumption of the Virgin by Francesco Botticini shows three hierarchies and nine orders of angels
The Wilton Diptych 1396 – Richard II, John the Baptist, St Edward, St Edmund, Virgin and Child and angels (unusually depicted as female)
An angel dancing on a pin
Possibly the first “cupid” angels - Raphael 1513
The “Penitent” Mary Magdalene – Reni 1630
The Martyrdom of St Thomas – Caravaggio 1599
St Matthew writing his gospel – Caravaggio 1600
The Peace Angel 1912
Brighton Promenade