Cherub Collection (page 2)

WW2 Valentines Day card, You are my target
WW2 Valentines Day card (inside), You are my target for today. Date: circa 1942

Lorenzo de Medici and Apollo welcome the muses and virtues to Florence (fresco)
XOT362318 Lorenzo de Medici and Apollo welcome the muses and virtues to Florence (fresco) by Cecco Bravo (Francesco Montelatici) (1607-1661); Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Holy Family with Saints Anne, Catherine of Alexandria, and Mary Magdalene, c. 1560-9
XOS1766350 Holy Family with Saints Anne, Catherine of Alexandria, and Mary Magdalene, c.1560-9 (oil on panel) by Nosadella (Giovanni Frencesco Bezzi) (d.1571); 100.2x77.6 cm; J

The little Angel fountain inside Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

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Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1725. Creator: Giovanni Battista Pittoni the Younger
Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1725.

The Holy Family, with Saint Elisabeth and the Infant Saint John the Baptist, 1653. Creator: Sébastien Bourdon
The Holy Family, with Saint Elisabeth and the Infant Saint John the Baptist, 1653.

The Virgin and Child with Saint Rose of Viterbo, 1670. Creator: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
The Virgin and Child with Saint Rose of Viterbo, 1670.

Mary Magdalen conforted by Angels, 1694. Creator: Sebastiano Ricci
Mary Magdalen conforted by Angels, 1694.

Bacchus and Ariadne, 1691. Creator: Sebastiano Ricci
Bacchus and Ariadne, 1691.

The Immaculate Conception, 1608. Creators: El Greco, Jorge Manuel Theotocopuli
The Immaculate Conception, 1608.

The Annunciation, 1576. Creator: El Greco
The Annunciation, 1576.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1540. Creator: Anon
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1540.

The Presentation of the Captain General's Baton to Antonio Moncada by the Queen Regent....1410
The Presentation of the Captain General's Baton to Antonio Moncada by the Queen Regent Blanca of Sicily in 1410, 1664

The Submission of the Sicilian Rebels to Antonio Moncada in 1411, 1663. Creators: David Teniers II, Jan van Kessel
The Submission of the Sicilian Rebels to Antonio Moncada in 1411, 1663. Antonio de Moncada, having defeated the rebels, represented by two kneeling men in the foreground

The See-Saw, 1750. Creator: Jean-Honore Fragonard
The See-Saw, 1750.

Lamentation Over The Body Of Christ, c1645-50. Creator: Alessandro Turchi
Lamentation Over The Body Of Christ, c1645-50. Christ's body has been removed from the cross and laid on a tomb. A basket in the foreground contains the crown of thorns

Bacchanal, 1660. Creator: Giulio Carpioni
Bacchanal, 1660.

Pair Of Wall Sconces, 1730/31. Creator: Peter Archambo
Pair Of Wall Sconces, 1730/31. These extravagantly ornamented sconces were originally part of an impressive silver collection amassed by George Booth, second Earl of Warrington

Intermezzi, Opus Iv, Bl. 12: Amor, Tod Und Jenseits (Love, Death And Beyond), 1881. Creator: Max Klinger
Intermezzi, Opus Iv, Bl. 12: Amor, Tod Und Jenseits (Love, Death And Beyond), 1881.

Vulcan Presenting Arms To Venus For Aeneas, 1756. Creator: Francois Boucher
Vulcan Presenting Arms To Venus For Aeneas, 1756. In Virgil's epic Aeneid, Venus seduces Vulcan and persuades him to forge weapons for her son Aeneas

The Chariot Of Aurora, c1734. Creator: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
The Chariot Of Aurora, c1734. The chariot of Aurora, goddess of the dawn, ascends into the sky to begin a new day. Sunflowers turn toward the light, while a bat flees with the darkness

Testimonial to the late John Strang, Esq, L.L.D., City Chamberlain of Glasgow, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Testimonial to the late John Strang, Esq, L.L.D., City Chamberlain of Glasgow, 1864. '...a very handsome testimonial was presented to the late Dr

God the Falther and the dove of Holy Spirit, c.1920 (stained glass)
8714251 God the Falther and the dove of Holy Spirit, c.1920 (stained glass) by Mayer, Franz (1848-1926); (add.info.: Stained Glass built 1920s. Glass by Franz Mayer Germany)

the Holy family and God the Father, c1920 (stained glass)
8714220 the Holy family and God the Father, c1920 (stained glass) by Mayer, Franz (1848-1926); (add.info.: Stained Glass built 1920s. Glass by Franz Mayer Germany)

Ceiling of the Studiolo di Francesco I, 1572 (photo)
BEN82542 Ceiling of the Studiolo di Francesco I, 1572 (photo) by Vasari, Giorgio (1511-74); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence

Bacchus and Venus and putti, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683569 Bacchus and Venus and putti, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

Weeping Bacchus and Ariadn, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683558 Weeping Bacchus and Ariadn, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace)

Raising the Columns on the River Ganges, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683555 Raising the Columns on the River Ganges, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

Human Rights, 1789 (poster)
8698417 Human Rights, 1789 (poster); Musee de L'Histoire Vivante, Montreuil, France; (add.info.: History. France, French Revolution. Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen)

St. Luke the Evangelist, 1651-52 (fresco)
8683528 St. Luke the Evangelist, 1651-52 (fresco) by Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99); Chiesa di San Biagio nel Carmine, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: "St)

St. Mark the Evangelis, 1651-52 (fresco)
8683527 St. Mark the Evangelis, 1651-52 (fresco) by Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99); Chiesa di San Biagio nel Carmine, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: "St)

Paradise, detail, 1651-52 (fresco)
8683525 Paradise, detail, 1651-52 (fresco) by Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99); Chiesa di San Biagio nel Carmine, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: "Paradise", fresco by Mattia Preti)

Paradise, detail, 1651-52 (fresco)
8683524 Paradise, detail, 1651-52 (fresco) by Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99); Chiesa di San Biagio nel Carmine, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: "Paradise", fresco by Mattia Preti)

Paradise, detail, 1651-52 (fresco)
8683523 Paradise, detail, 1651-52 (fresco) by Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99); Chiesa di San Biagio nel Carmine, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: "Paradise", fresco by Mattia Preti)

Paradise, detail, 1651-52 (fresco)
8683521 Paradise, detail, 1651-52 (fresco) by Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99); Chiesa di San Biagio nel Carmine, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: "Paradise", fresco by Mattia Preti)

Ascension of Christ, 1505-10 (oil on panel)
8683288 Ascension of Christ, 1505-10 (oil on panel) by Perugino, Pietro (c.1445-1523); Duomo di San Giovanni, Sansepolcro, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: "Ascension of Christ")

Courtly Women Listen To Music In An Orchard. After Section Of A Fresco Called Triumph Of Death In The Camposanto
UIG5420259 Courtly Women Listen To Music In An Orchard. After Section Of A Fresco Called Triumph Of Death In The Camposanto Monumentale By Buonamico Di Martino, Also Known As Buonamico Buffalmacco

Cupid deposits his banner in the temple of Minerva
5893191 Cupid deposits his banner in the temple of Minerva.; (add.info.: Cupid deposits his banner in the temple of Minerva)

Cupid hits the centre of the target
5893188 Cupid hits the centre of the target.; (add.info.: Cupid hits the centre of the target. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess)

Cupid supplicates Pallas to let him become a volunteer
5893182 Cupid supplicates Pallas to let him become a volunteer.; (add.info.: Cupid supplicates Pallas to let him become a volunteer)

Frontispiece with two cherubs holding a bicorn and sword
5893180 Frontispiece with two cherubs holding a bicorn and sword.; (add.info.: Frontispiece with two cherubs holding a bicorn and sword)

Minton pate-sur-pate plaque by Leon Solon with cherubs on ladders fixing billposters headed Notice, Reward and Wanted
BON39206 Minton pate-sur-pate plaque by Leon Solon with cherubs on ladders fixing billposters headed Notice, Reward and Wanted, c.1870; Private Collection; Photo © Bonhams, London, UK

Velvet, from the Matheun et Bouvard Factory, Lyons, 1868 (silk, velvet, cut and solid pile)
BOO74318 Velvet, from the Matheun et Bouvard Factory, Lyons, 1868 (silk, velvet, cut and solid pile); 150x74 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

Putto playing the trumpet, from the frieze of musical angels in the Chapel of Isotta degli Atti
BEN85124 Putto playing the trumpet, from the frieze of musical angels in the Chapel of Isotta degli Atti, by Agostino di Duccio (1418-81), c.1450 (marble); Tempio Malatestiano, Rimini

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In the ethereal realm of art, cherubs have long been a captivating subject. From the famous painting on the ceiling of the Vatican Museum in Rome, depicting 80 Ethiopian cherubs with their delicate wings and angelic faces, to Alexandre Cabanel's masterpiece "The Birth of Venus" that showcases a celestial cherub floating above the goddess herself. Not limited to Italy alone, France also boasts its own share of cherubic wonders. In Amiens Cathedral stands a statue known as "The Crying Angel, " evoking both sorrow and serenity simultaneously. Meanwhile, Minerva Victorious over ignorance reminds us that these heavenly beings are not merely symbols of innocence but also guardians against ignorance. Moving through time and space, we encounter various depictions of cherubs in different contexts. Whether it be "The Feast of Venus, " where they playfully frolic around the goddess of love or simply observing from afar like in "Cherub Looking to Right. " Religious iconography has often portrayed cherubs alongside divine figures such as God, Jesus, and Mary. One can't help but feel moved by their presence in paintings like "The Virgin and St. Anne, " where they symbolize purity and protection. Beyond visual arts lies literature; Robert Southwell's poetic verses intertwine with anonymous authors' words to explore themes surrounding these celestial beings' mystique. Even scientific endeavors have found inspiration from cherubs; an early map of the Moon from 1635 includes intricate illustrations featuring these winged creatures amidst lunar landscapes. Horace Walpole's fascination with Gothic architecture led him to incorporate elements reminiscent of cherubic motifs into his estate at Strawberry Hill House - Smith 10 being one such example. Lastly, who could forget Shakespeare's whimsical portrayal of mischievous fairies resembling tiny cherubs in his enchanting play Midsummer Night's Dream? Across continents and centuries alike, whether adorning ceilings or gracing canvases with their presence, cherubs continue to captivate our imaginations.