A glorious celebration of angels in art, Angels brings together centuries of beautiful images of angels. The majority of the images are European and North American in origin, but examples from all continents of the world are featured. Each chapter opens with a succinct essay, exploring and explaining the theme Captions discuss the symbolism in, and techniques of, individual images, and provide relevant background information on the artist. The chapters feature examples from every period, and the work of leading artists is included, whether it's Raphael, the Carracci, Michaelangelo, Titian, Blake, Fuselli or 20th-century artists such as Stanley Spencer.