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  2. Angels in art - Wikipedia

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    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 (which have bestial characteristics), ophanim (which are wheels) and cherubim (which have mosaic features ...

  3. Paternoster Vents - Wikipedia

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    Paternoster Vents, sometimes referred to as simply Vents [1] [2] [3] [4] and also known as Angel's Wings, [5] [6] is an outdoor 2002 stainless steel sculpture by ...

  4. Angel - Wikipedia

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    Angels are typically depicted in Mormon art as having no wings based on a quote from Joseph Smith ("An angel of God never has wings"). [143] In terms of their clothing, angels, especially the Archangel Michael, were depicted as military-style agents of God and came to be shown wearing Late Antique military uniform.

  5. Hierarchy of angels - Wikipedia

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    Orthodox icon of nine orders of angels The ceiling mosaic of the Baptistery in Florence depicts (in the inmost octagon of images) seven of the orders of angelic beings (all but the Seraphim and Cherubim), under which are their Latin designations. In the angelology of different religions, a hierarchy of angels is a ranking system of angels. The ...

  6. Angels and Demons (Alexander McQueen collection) - Wikipedia

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    Angels and Demons (Autumn/Winter 2010) is the thirty-sixth and final collection made by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for his eponymous fashion house. Aesthetically, the collection drew on religious paintings of the afterlife from the Medieval and Renaissance periods, as well as the imperial dress and art of the Byzantine Empire .

  7. Monteverde Angel - Wikipedia

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    Portraying a pensive angel with long, richly detailed wings, it is acknowledged as one of the most beautiful and sensual sculptures in its genre, to which Monteverde contributed other important neo-classical works. A picture of the work graces the cover of several editions of the publication, Camposanto Di Genova. The booklet calls the work, "a ...

  8. Angelus Novus - Wikipedia

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    In the ninth thesis of his 1940 essay “Theses on the Philosophy of History”, Benjamin describes Angelus Novus as an image of the angel of history: A Klee painting named Angelus Novus shows an angel looking as though he is about to move away from something he is fixedly contemplating. His eyes are staring, his mouth is open, his wings are ...

  9. Angels in Islam - Wikipedia

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    [71]: 328 Angels also depart from humans when they are naked or are having a bath out of decency, but also curse people who are nude in public. [71]: 328 Ahmad Sirhindi has mentioned that the angels nobility are because their substances are created from luminous light. [70] Angels are believed to be attracted to clean and sacred places.