Angels from the Vatican; Author: Nesselrath, Arnold; Author: Duston, Allen, OP; Author: Liverani, Paolo; Author: Sannibale, Maurizio; Hardback; Book

Author: Nesselrath, Arnold; Author: Duston, Allen, OP; Author: Liverani, Paolo; Author: Sannibale, Maurizio
Hardback; Book; 110 Colour and 190 B&w Illustrations, Notes, Gloss
320 pages
Published: April 1998
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
ISBN: 0810963558
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Angels, who appear frequently in both Old and New Testaments, are increasingly popular in the modern religious imagination and culture. This book, the catalogue of a major traveling exhibition drawn from extensive collections of the Vatican and including rare and sacred objects, examines images of angels as they have been depicted through the ages. 300 illustrations, 110 in color.Published as the catalogue of an exhibition which opened in Los Angeles in February 1998 before moving to St Louis, Detroit, Baltimore and West Palm Beach, this study of angels in art through the ages draws on the extensive collections of the Vatican.