Author(s): Gilles Neret

Art

LOOKING LOVELY AND PURE, PEEKING OUT FROM BEHIND THE CLOUDS AND FOREVER DOING GOOD DEEDS, ANGELS HAVE FOREVER BEEN A FAVORITE SUBJECT OF ARTISTS. THIS SELECTION OF SCULPTURES, CERAMICS, FRESCOES, PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, AND ILLUSTRATIONS, BY THE GREATEST MASTERS FROM ANTIQUITY THROUGH THE RENAISSANCE, EXPLORES THE MANY WAYS ANGELS HAVE BEEN DEPICTED THROUGHOUT HISTORY.