Angels in Art

Angels in Art
Author: Nancy Grubb
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1995
Genre: Art
ISBN:

This lavish and inclusive compilation of angels in art features depictions of cherubs, guardian angels, heavenly messengers, and more, from the Middle Ages to contemporary times, represented in frescoes, oil paintings, mosaics, prints, stained glass, tapestries, manuscript illuminations, and sculpture. Includes an index of illustrators.

Angels and Demons in Art

Angels and Demons in Art
Author: Rosa Giorgi
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2005
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780892368303

This sumptuously illustrated volume analyzes artists' representations of angels and demons and heaven and hell from the Judeo-Christian tradition and describes how these artistic portrayals evolved over time. As with other books in the Guide to Imagery series, the goal of this volume is to help contemporary art enthusiasts decode the symbolic meanings in the great masterworks of Western Art. The first chapter traces the development of images of the Creation and the Afterworld from descriptions of them in the Scriptures through their evolution in later literary and philosophical works. The following two chapters examine artists' depictions of the two paths that humans may take, the path of evil or the path of salvation, and the punishments or rewards found on each. A chapter on the Judgment Day and the end of the world explores portrayals of the mysterious worlds between life and death and in the afterlife. Finally, the author looks at images of angelic and demonic beings themselves and how they came to be portrayed with the physical attributes--wings, halos, horns, and cloven hooves--with which we are now so familiar. Thoroughly researched by and expert in the field of iconography, Angels and Demons in Art will delight readers with an interest in art or religious symbolism.

Angels

Angels
Author: Nancy Grubb
Publisher:
Total Pages: 319
Release: 1995
Genre: Angels
ISBN: 9780789200259

With nearly 300 color images, Angels surveys every aspect of artists' long-time fascination with this irresistible subject. Included are angels from the first millennium to contemporary times, represented in frescoes, oil paintings, mosaics, prints, stained glass, tapestries, manuscript illuminations, and sculpture, by artists ranging from Giotto to Rembrandt.

A Community of Angels

A Community of Angels
Author: Michele Dugan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781883318277

A beautiful, larger-sized book that provides fascinating insights into the inspiration of the artists and sponsors responsible for bringing this incredible Public Arts Project & fund raising art exhibit to the City of Angels

A Gift of Angels

A Gift of Angels
Author: Bernard L. Fontana
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2010-09-20
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0816544859

It rises suddenly out of the Sonoran Desert landscape, towering over the tallest tree or cactus, a commanding building with a sensuous dome, elliptical vaults, and sturdy bell towers. There is nothing else like it around, nor does it seem there should be. This incongruity of setting is what strikes first-time visitors to Mission San Xavier del Bac. This great church is of another place and another time, while its beauty is universal and timeless. Mission San Xavier del Bac is a two-century-old Spanish church in southern Arizona located just a few miles from downtown Tucson, a metropolis of more than half a million people in the American Southwest. A National Historic Landmark since 1963, the mission’s graceful baroque art and architecture have drawn visitors from all over the world. Now Bernard Fontana—the leading expert on San Xavier—and award-winning photographer Edward McCain team up to bring us a comprehensive view of the mission as we’ve never seen it before. With 200 stunning full-color photographs and incisive text illuminating the religious, historical, and motivational context of these images, A Gift of Angels is a must-have for tourists, scholars, and other visitors to San Xavier. From its glorious architecture all the way down to the finest details of its art, Mission San Xavier del Bac is indeed a gift of angels.

Angels in Our Midst

Angels in Our Midst
Author: Anne H. Neilson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2012
Genre: Angels in art
ISBN: 9780985336219

Anne Neilson's Angels

Anne Neilson's Angels
Author: Anne Neilson
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2020-11-10
Genre: Art
ISBN: 140022084X

Do your heart and soul need encouragement, refreshment, and inspiration? Anne Neilson’s Angels is an exquisite, artful 40-day devotional inviting you to experience joy and comfort through an original angel painting, a thoughtful reflection, Bible verse, and prayer. Experience hope and comfort through Neilson's incredible, ethereal angel paintings combined with her poetic voice reflecting on poignant topics such as love, abundance, release, identity, and purpose. This stunning, conversation-starting coffee table book . . . opens with a generous foreword by Kathie Lee Gifford offers 40 inspirational devotions alongside beautiful, original angel paintings was selected as one of her 2020 Holiday Favorite Things by Hoda Kotb, co-anchor of Today makes a heartfelt gift for family and friends for Easter, Mother's Day, Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries, or as a memorable housewarming present You’ll share an appreciation and love of Anne Neilson’s work alongside these well-known fans: Maria Shriver, journalist, author, former First Lady of California Jenna Bush Hager, co-host of Today Roma Downey, actress, producer, and author Let Scripture, prayer, and the beauty of Anne Neilson's Angels nurture your soul today. Look for additional inspirational, art-filled books from Anne Anne Neilson's Angels Guided Journal Entertaining Angels: True Stories and Art Inspired by Divine Encounters

Between God and Man

Between God and Man
Author: Francesco Buranelli
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2007
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781887422154

How Italian artists have represented one of the most revered religious images--the angel

Men and Angels

Men and Angels
Author: James C. Christensen
Publisher: Artisan Books
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2008
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780867131024

This definitive retrospective on Christensen, who was at the forefront of the resurgence of fantasy-as-fine-art, conveys his contagious enthusiasm for art history and his understanding of the evolution of the human spirit through art. Includes more than 300 paintings.