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 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 webcomics.

Contents 1 Contemporary works of art with angels: 1.1 Books 1.2 Anime and Manga 1.3 Movies 1.4 TV Series 1.5 Plays 2 Gallery

Contemporary works of art with angels:

Books

• Good Omens
• His dark materials

Anime and Manga

• Angel Sanctuary
• D.N. Angel
• Haibane Renmei
• Megatokyo
• Neon Genesis Evangelion
• Oh My Goddess!
• Tenshi ni Narumon
• The Vision of Escaflowne
• X/1999

Movies

• Aniol w Krakowie
• Barbarella
• Dogma
• Wings of Desire
• City of angels (an American remake of Wings of Desire)

TV Series

• Highway to Heaven
• Touched by an Angel
• Neverwhere

Plays

• Angels in America (later remade as an HBO mini-series)

Gallery

Here are some examples of angels in art

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