Heavens... are you telling me that I have ignored this opportunity to post pictures of angels for so long?
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Angels are a big thing these days. I worked with a woman who left a flashlight on at work so the angels could find her. Okay, I am not going there.
Angels, both dark and light, are of incredible beauty, and their images perhaps offer hope. Of course, one must realize that Satan is a fallen angel. Nevertheless, many cultures and religions feature angels. So here we go. Some of these I have seen in person, many I have not.
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Ecstasy of St. Theresa, Bernini. Florence.
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Lassaut at the D'Orsay.
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Martini's Annunciation at the Uffizi in Florence. Note the Madonna's expression as she receives the news that she will give birth to the son of God.
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Thayer 1889. |