Angels in Art From Assyria 850 BCE to Brighton 1912.

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Angels in Art From Assyria 850 BCE to Brighton 1912

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Angels in Art

From Assyria 850 BCE to Brighton 1912

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From the palace of the Assyrian king 850BCE

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From a Victoria Christmas card

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Assyrian angels?

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The Ark of the Covenant

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The Ark of the Covenant

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After 2500 year Harrison Ford finds the lost

Ark of the Covenant

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A modern artist’s drawing of the cherub from Ezekiel chapter 1

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Ezekiel’s cherubim from the Winchester Bible 1160

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The Victorian cherub

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The prophet Muhammad visiting paradise

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Muhammad, Gabriel and Abraham

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Muhammad riding his steed Buraq on his night journey

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The Assumption of the Virgin by Francesco Botticini shows three hierarchies and nine orders of angels

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The Wilton Diptych 1396 – Richard II, John the Baptist, St Edward, St Edmund, Virgin and Child and angels (unusually depicted as female)

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An angel dancing on a pin

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Possibly the first “cupid” angels - Raphael 1513

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The “Penitent” Mary Magdalene – Reni 1630

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The Martyrdom of St Thomas – Caravaggio 1599

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St Matthew writing his gospel – Caravaggio 1600

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The Peace Angel 1912

Brighton Promenade