On The Wing: Angels in Art

Angels are seemingly everywhere – on greeting cards, on postage stamps, on television, at the cinema and in the decorative arts. Popular imagination has held fast to its fascination with them. At the dawn of the twenty-first century angels have gained a foothold in the popular culture. Our ideas about what angels are, how they look, how they dress, their character, have been largely formed by artistic vignettes, by artist’s renderings.  

This engaging slideshow and lecture spotlights angels drawn from centuries of art. Gain an understanding of angels while observing alluring art. Delve into the artistic and scholarly aspect of each artist’s work. View Byzantine angels – medieval angels – renaissance angels – contemporary angels – musical angels – angels as messengers, warriors and frolicking childlike angels.

“May an angel watch over you and always light your way.”