Angels in art

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title: Angels in art
text: Angels have appeared in works of art since early Christian art, and they have been a popular subject for Byzantine and European paintings and sculpture. Normally given wings in art, angels are usually intended, in both Christian and Islamic art, to be beautiful, though several depictions go for more awe-inspiring or frightening attributes, notably in the depiction of the living creatures, ophanim and cherubim; As a matter of theology, they are spiritual beings who do not eat or excrete and are g
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description: Overview of the role of angels in art
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_in_art
date created: 2001-10-04T18:54:48Z
date modified: 2024-09-03T18:26:34Z
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