angels in art
About
Angels are seldom represented before the time of Constantine the Great; the oldest fresco in which an angel appears is a 2nd-century Annunciation. The winged angel does not appear until the 4th century. At first angels were not represented unless historically necessary, but after the 5th century they become favourite subjects, and were painted as attendants on the principal figures of a picture.
Associations in Art
- Gabriel the Archangel
- Michael the Archangel
- Raphael the Archangel
- Blessed Virgin Mary; Queen of Angels; the Annunciation
- Saint Abercius Marcellus; an angel brings him his crosier
- Saint Adelard of Corbie
- Saint Angelus of Jerusalem
- Saint Brigid of Fiesole
- Saint Colette
- Saint Comgall of Bangor
- Saint Dunstan of Canterbury
- Saint Felix of Nola
- Saint Frances of Rome
- Saint Hilda of Whitby
- Saint Hubert of Liege
- Saint Humbert of Pelagius
- Saint Ivo of Kermartin
- Saint Kevin of Glendalough
- Saint Matthew the Apostle
- Saint Odilo of Cluny
- Saint Roch
- Saint Saturninus of Toulouse
- Saint Teresa of Avila
- Saint Ulric of Augsburg
- Saint Vincent Ferrer
- Saint Walburga
- Blessed Columba of Rieti
- Blessed Osanna Andreasi
MLA Citation
- “angels in art”. Emblems of the Faith. Saints.SQPN.com. X February 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/angels-in-art/>
