Cherub Collection (#4)

Coronation of the Virgin Mary. 19th century (french woodcut)
535034 Coronation of the Virgin Mary. 19th century (french woodcut); Universal History Archive/UIG

Madonna and Child, relief from the Burgos School, late 16th century (marble)
AGN81848 Madonna and Child, relief from the Burgos School, late 16th century (marble); 45.8x38.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Agnew's, London

Advertisement for Frogmore Jubilee, 1809 (engraving)
8677698 Advertisement for Frogmore Jubilee, 1809 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Frogmore Jubilee, Windsor, Berkshire)

Wednesday, the best day of all (chromolitho)
8677311 Wednesday, the best day of all (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wednesday, the best day of all)

Barbed wire crinoline (litho)
8664232 Barbed wire crinoline (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barbed wire crinoline, 1916)

Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus astride a barrel, surrounded by some dancing cherubs, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683560 Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus astride a barrel, surrounded by some dancing cherubs, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo

Bacchus transforms the Bacchantes into trees, guilty of having cut Orpheus corpse into pieces
8683542 Bacchus transforms the Bacchantes into trees, guilty of having cut Orpheus corpse into pieces, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense

Meeting of Mark Antony and Cleopatra (fresco)
8683532 Meeting of Mark Antony and Cleopatra (fresco) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680) & Cialdieri, Girolamo (1641-44)); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

Concerts of Angels, detail, 1651-52 (fresco)
8683518 Concerts of Angels, detail, 1651-52 (fresco) by Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99); Chiesa di San Biagio nel Carmine, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: "Concerts of Angels")

Concerts of Angels, 1651-52 (fresco)
8683511 Concerts of Angels, 1651-52 (fresco) by Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99); Chiesa di San Biagio nel Carmine, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: "Concerts of Angels")

La Primavera, c.1805-06 (oil on canvas)
8682959 La Primavera, c.1805-06 (oil on canvas) by Maella, Mariano Salvador de (1739-1819); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: By Mariano Salvador Maella Perez)

Cupid takes the oath of allegiance
5893186 Cupid takes the oath of allegiance.; (add.info.: Cupid takes the oath of allegiance. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth)

On the manufacture of guns for the Republic of Venice by Carlo Camozzi di Bergamo (fl.1712), in Italian and Latin
8859410 On the manufacture of guns for the Republic of Venice by Carlo Camozzi di Bergamo (fl.1712), in Italian and Latin, illustrated manuscript on paper, Venice

Musician Angels. Two children (Putto - Putti): one plays the bagpipes and the other plays the twisted trumpet
BEN5463659 Musician Angels. Two children (Putto - Putti): one plays the bagpipes and the other plays the twisted trumpet. Bas relief (Bas-relief) made by Agostino di Duccio, around 1450

Two Putti Supporting an Architrave
3118897 Two Putti Supporting an Architrave; (add.info.: Two Putti Supporting an Architrave by John Michael Rysbrack. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A : fleurs de cyclamens - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224757 A : fleurs de cyclamens - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

C : fleurs de chrysanthemes - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224750 C : fleurs de chrysanthemes - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

B : fleurs de myosotis - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224758 B : fleurs de myosotis - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

illustration showing the coronation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus, c.1820
3666114 illustration showing the coronation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus, c.1820; (add.info.: 19th century illustration showing the coronation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus)

Trade card for L Wetten & Son, confectioners, London (engraving)
8677617 Trade card for L Wetten & Son, confectioners, London (engraving) by English School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for L Wetten & Son, confectioners)

Trade card for Ahlborn's silks and velvets, London (chromolitho)
8677583 Trade card for Ahlborn's silks and velvets, London (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for Ahlborn's silks and velvets)

Two putti, one playing the cornamuse, the other playing the trumpet, from the frieze of musical angels in the Chapel of
BEN85131 Two putti, one playing the cornamuse, the other playing the trumpet, from the frieze of musical angels in the Chapel of Isotta degli Atti, by Agostino di Duccio (1418-81)

Two putti, one playing the tabor, the other playing the nakers, from the frieze of musical angels in the Chapel of
BEN85129 Two putti, one playing the tabor, the other playing the nakers, from the frieze of musical angels in the Chapel of Isotta degli Atti, by Agostino di Duccio (1418-81)

Two putti with metal percussion beaters, from the frieze of musical angels in the Chapel of Isotta degli Atti
BEN85128 Two putti with metal percussion beaters, 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

Two putti playing lutes, from the frieze of musical angels in the Chapel of Isotta degli Atti
BEN85126 Two putti playing lutes, 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

Two Putti, 1490-1510 (tempera or oil on panel)
5859745 Two Putti, 1490-1510 (tempera or oil on panel) by Matteo di Giovanni (c.1430-1495); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Matteo di Giovanni)

Catfish, Cattle, Cedar, Cellar, Chain-pump, Chain-shot, Chamois, Cherry, Cherub, Chestnut, Chicken
8650039 Catfish, Cattle, Cedar, Cellar, Chain-pump, Chain-shot, Chamois, Cherry, Cherub, Chestnut, Chicken, Children (engraving) by German School

Studio by Gaber & Richter, 1856 (woodcut)
8726608 Studio by Gaber & Richter, 1856 (woodcut) by Richter, Johannes Heinrich (1830-1890) & Gaber, August (1823-1894); 7, 7x10

"The Allegory of Eternity", 17th century (painting)
8766528 "The Allegory of Eternity", 17th century (painting) by Boss, Herman (d.1701); (add.info.: "The Allegory of Eternity", 17th century painting by Herrmann Boss ()

Portrait of the Cardinal Richelieu, 17th century (engraving)
6266313 Portrait of the Cardinal Richelieu, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Cardinal Richelieu. Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis, 1st Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac, aka The Red Eminence)

Interior, tribune organ, organ and sideboard were transformed in 1821, detail: wooden cherub, playing bugle
7242440 Interior, tribune organ, organ and sideboard were transformed in 1821, detail: wooden cherub, playing bugle; Collegiale Notre-Dame-de-la-Crypte, Cassel, Hauts-de-France

Interior, tribune organ, organ and sideboard were transformed in 1821, detail: wooden cherub, playing bugle
7242439 Interior, tribune organ, organ and sideboard were transformed in 1821, detail: wooden cherub, playing bugle; Collegiale Notre-Dame-de-la-Crypte, Cassel, Hauts-de-France

Tapestry. Enghien. Blinds playing (Le Colin-Maillard, het blindemansspelletje). 348 x 465 cm
7209780 Tapestry. Enghien. Blinds playing (Le Colin-Maillard, het blindemansspelletje). 348 x 465 cm.; 348x465 cm; (add.info.: Maison Jonathas, 7 rue Montgomer, Enghien, Hainaut)

Cupid surveys the target
5893187 Cupid surveys the target.; (add.info.: Cupid surveys the target. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth from Thomas)

Cupid advances to the altar of loyalty
5893185 Cupid advances to the altar of loyalty.; (add.info.: Cupid advances to the altar of loyalty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess)

Cupid picks up his matchlock musket
5893184 Cupid picks up his matchlock musket.; (add.info.: Cupid picks up his matchlock musket. Assumes his firelock. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an)

Putto or cherub with goose. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by L
FLO4997165 Putto or cherub with goose. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by L. Agricola from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabilii's Il Museo Capitolino (The Capitoline Museum), Rome

French greeting card with floral elements, 1900
3665783 French greeting card with floral elements, 1900; (add.info.: French greeting card with floral elements 1900.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Scene from the Garden of Villa Borghese in Rome, c.1839 (oil on canvas)
8711987 Scene from the Garden of Villa Borghese in Rome, c.1839 (oil on canvas) by Roed, Jorgen (1808-88); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva

Bacchus tames the tiger that the persecutor Juno sent against him, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) Detail
8683551 Bacchus tames the tiger that the persecutor Juno sent against him, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) Detail. by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Bacchus, Lycurgus and Hermes Trismegistus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683546 Bacchus, Lycurgus and Hermes Trismegistus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

Paradise, detail, 1651-52 (fresco)
8683522 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)

Concerts of Angels, detail, 1651-52 (fresco)
8683519 Concerts of Angels, detail, 1651-52 (fresco) by Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99); Chiesa di San Biagio nel Carmine, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: "Concerts of Angels")

Concerts of Angels, detail, 1651-52 (fresco)
8683513 Concerts of Angels, detail, 1651-52 (fresco) by Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99); Chiesa di San Biagio nel Carmine, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: "Concerts of Angels")

Concerts of Angels, detail, 1651-52 (fresco)
8683512 Concerts of Angels, detail, 1651-52 (fresco) by Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99); Chiesa di San Biagio nel Carmine, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: "Concerts of Angels")

Infancy. From the series: The Four Ages of Man, 1840-45 (oil on canvas)
8718108 Infancy. From the series: The Four Ages of Man, 1840-45 (oil on canvas) by Blunck, Ditlev Conrad (1798-1854); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; (add.info.: By Ditlev Blunck)

D : fleurs de muguet - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224744 D : fleurs de muguet - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

woodcut illustration, showing the coronation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus
3666110 woodcut illustration, showing the coronation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus; (add.info.: 19th century woodcut illustration, showing the coronation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus)

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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.