Angels in art
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Angels have appeared in works of art for millennia. Angel-shaped beings appear in ancient Mesopotamian and Greek art and were probably the inspiration for the popular Christian image of angels.
Angels remained a popular subject for Byzantine and European paintings and sculpture.
Several famous examples are:
- The Annunciation by Guido di Pietro da Mugello (Fra Angelico) (See http://museoprado.mcu.es/prado/html/ianun.html)
- The Ecstasy of S. Teresa di Avila by Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (http://www.boglewood.com/cornaro/xteresa.html)
- The Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci (http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/annunciation.html)
Angels have also become an intregal part of Anime culture, particularly in fan art and web comics.
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Contemporary works of art with angels:
Books
Anime and Manga
- Angel Sanctuary
- D.N. Angel
- Haibane Renmei
- Megatokyo
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Oh! My Goddess
- Tenshi ni Narumon
- The Vision of Escaflowne
Movies
- Aniol w Krakowie
- Barbarella
- Dogma
- Wings of Desire
- City of angels (an American remake of Wings of Desire)
TV Series
Plays
- Angels in America (later remade as an HBO mini-series)
Gallery
Here are some examples of angels in art
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