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