A Field Guide to Angels

This handbook provides an identification guide to angels and the stories in which they appear through their depiction in awe-inspiring artworks, all of which can be found in public collections around the world.

Angels have been cherished and depicted by a vast number of artists for three millennia and their roles, iconography, and stories were once familiar to most people. Today, few recognize the seven archangels or have knowledge of the hierarchy of angels and their supernatural powers. Th...