The angels most often portrayed in art are the lowest rank. There are higher ranks and they don’t look like humans with wings. Portrayed here is one of the seraphim, the highest ranking type. They are often depicted as being all wings.
One of my very best favorites. Because as tropes says:
Are they Winged Humanoids? Although now standard, this depiction is actually a relatively recent idea. In their earliest appearances in Jewish and Christian art and literature, angels either appear fully human, or else they look like some sort of Eldritch Abomination — six wings, four faces, a wheel of fire with eyes lining the rim — you name it. Benevolent or not, these angels were the stuff of nightmares. They didn’t traditionally introduce themselves with “Fear not!” for nothing. Those that were winged tended to stay in heaven, or looked… different.
Longplay Premium Member about 5 years ago
Leaves one somewhat flummoxed.
Ed The Red Premium Member about 5 years ago
The angels most often portrayed in art are the lowest rank. There are higher ranks and they don’t look like humans with wings. Portrayed here is one of the seraphim, the highest ranking type. They are often depicted as being all wings.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 5 years ago
One of my very best favorites. Because as tropes says:
Are they Winged Humanoids? Although now standard, this depiction is actually a relatively recent idea. In their earliest appearances in Jewish and Christian art and literature, angels either appear fully human, or else they look like some sort of Eldritch Abomination — six wings, four faces, a wheel of fire with eyes lining the rim — you name it. Benevolent or not, these angels were the stuff of nightmares. They didn’t traditionally introduce themselves with “Fear not!” for nothing. Those that were winged tended to stay in heaven, or looked… different.
Cameron1988 Premium Member about 5 years ago
Is that a Triforce symbol?