Cherubs Collection (page 2)

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
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

E : fleurs d'eglantine - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224739 E : fleurs d'eglantine - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

Plaque showing the marriage of Cupid and Psyche. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co
FLO4689171 Plaque showing the marriage of Cupid and Psyche. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co

woodcut illustration, showing the coronation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus
3666111 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)

St Margaret of Antioch (Greek - St Marina) 3rd century virgin martyr, standing on Devil in form of dragon
535079 St Margaret of Antioch (Greek - St Marina) 3rd century virgin martyr, standing on Devil in form of dragon. 19th century (french woodcut); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Bacchus fighting with the snake sent to him by Juno, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683556 Bacchus fighting with the snake sent to him by Juno, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Musician Angels. Two children (Putto - Putti) with metal percussion sticks
BEN5463623 Musician Angels. Two children (Putto - Putti) with metal percussion sticks. Bas relief (Bas-relief) made by Agostino di Duccio, around 1450

Musician Angels. Two children (Putto - Putti): one plays the cymbal, the other plays the fife
BEN5463611 Musician Angels. Two children (Putto - Putti): one plays the cymbal, the other plays the fife and one plays with a rose. Bas relief (Bas-relief) made by Agostino di Duccio, around 1450

Cupid playing a drum with his standard on a column
5893190 Cupid playing a drum with his standard on a column.; (add.info.: Cupid playing a drum with his standard on a column. Exercising his drum, having placed his banner in safety)

Mother Mary and Jesus, 19th century, iranian art (oil on canvas)
7062399 Mother Mary and Jesus, 19th century, iranian art (oil on canvas); Armenian Museum, Isfahan, Iran; (add.info.: Mother Mary and Jesus, 19th century, iranian art, oil on canvas)

Cherub and pomegranates, c.1865 (stained glass)
3474620 Cherub and pomegranates, c.1865 (stained glass) by Heaton, Butler and Bayne (1862-1953) (workshop); Church of St Mary, Banbury, UK; (add.info.: Manufactured by the Heaton)

Plaque depicting Diana visiting Endymion. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathone's Old Wedgwood
FLO4689142 Plaque depicting Diana visiting Endymion. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathone's Old Wedgwood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work Produced by Josiah Wedgwood

illustration showing the coronation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus, c.1820
3666101 illustration showing the coronation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus, c.1820; (add.info.: 19th century, French, illustration, showing the coronation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus)

Angel, c1920 (stained glass)
8714256 Angel, c1920 (stained glass) by Mayer, Franz (1848-1926); (add.info.: Stained Glass built 1920s. Glass by Franz Mayer Germany. Angel. Gesu Catholic Church)

Sampler, 1783 (linen & silk)
8698352 Sampler, 1783 (linen & silk) by Richardson, Mary (1772-1824) ; 50.8x52.07 cm; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: Sampler made by Mary Richardson. Needlework)

Paradise, 1651-52 (fresco)
8683520 Paradise, 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, 1651-2)

Concerts of Angels, detail, 1651-52 (fresco)
8683517 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")

Madonna delle Grazie (oil on panel)
8683292 Madonna delle Grazie (oil on panel) by Colle, Raffaello dal (c.1490-1566) ; Santuario di Santa Maria delle Grazie, Sansepolcro, Arezzo, Tuscany

Incredulity of St. Thomas (oil on canvas)
8683286 Incredulity of St. Thomas (oil on canvas) by Tito, Santi di (1536-1603); Duomo di San Giovanni, Sansepolcro, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: "Incredulity of St)

Marie Angelique de Scorailles, Duchess of Fontanges, 1661 -1681, portrayed as Venus
1000938 Marie Angelique de Scorailles, Duchess of Fontanges, 1661 -1681, portrayed as Venus. French noblewoman and mistress of Louis XIV of France

Jospeh Priestley, one of discoverers of oxygen, 1791 (engraving)
539749 Jospeh Priestley, one of discoverers of oxygen, 1791 (engraving); (add.info.: Jospeh Priestley (1733-1804) English Chemist and Non-Conformist minister

Trade card for F B Daniell & Son, fine old engravings, London (engraving)
8677692 Trade card for F B Daniell & Son, fine old engravings, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for F B Daniell & Son)

The meeting in Egypt of Proteus, king of Memphis, with Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683554 The meeting in Egypt of Proteus, king of Memphis, with Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Bacchus tames the tiger that the persecutor Juno sent against him, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683552 Bacchus tames the tiger that the persecutor Juno sent against him, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

The March to Egypt, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683550 The March to Egypt, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace)

Bacchus, Lycurgus and Hermes Trismegistus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683545 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)

The ceiling of the Sala dell'Udienza, designed by Benedetto (1442-97) and Giuliano (1432-90) da Maiano
BEN85160 The ceiling of the Sala dell'Udienza, designed by Benedetto (1442-97) and Giuliano (1432-90) da Maiano, after 1470 (photo); Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence

Roman Art: Auras sleeping on the arms of Hercules (Heracles). Sculpture on marble. 1st century (marble)
AIS5364457 Roman Art: Auras sleeping on the arms of Hercules (Heracles). Sculpture on marble. 1st century (marble); (add.info.: Madrid, National Museum of Archaeology.); © Iberfoto.

Interior, tribune organ, organ and sideboard were transformed in 1821, detail: wooden cherub, playing bugle
7242438 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

God the Father and the dove of Holy Spirit, c.1920 (stained glass)
8714189 God the Father 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)

Nativity, Adoration of the Sheperds and Annunciation, 1485
8683302 Nativity, Adoration of the Sheperds and Annunciation, 1485 by Della Robbia, Andrea (1435-1525/28) (workshop of); Museo Civico, Sansepolcro, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: "Nativity)

St. John the Evangelist, 1651-52 (fresco)
8683526 St. John the Evangelist, 1651-52 (fresco) by Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99); Chiesa di San Biagio nel Carmine, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: "St)

The Apparition of the Virgin to Saint Ildephonsus, c.1655 (oil on canvas)
8682941 The Apparition of the Virgin to Saint Ildephonsus, c.1655 (oil on canvas) by Murillo, Bartolome Esteban (1618-82); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: By Bartolome Esteban Murillo).

illustration showing the coronation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus, c.1820
3666124 illustration showing the coronation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus, c.1820; (add.info.: 19th century, French, illustration, showing the coronation of the Virgin Mary with Jesus)

Cupid presenting the colours before the King
5893189 Cupid presenting the colours before the King.; (add.info.: Cupid presenting the colours before the King. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by)

Cupid relinquishes his bow and arrows and deposits them with
5893183 Cupid relinquishes his bow and arrows and deposits them with the; (add.info.: Cupid relinquishes his bow and arrows and deposits them with the British standard)

F : fleurs de lilas - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224738 F : fleurs de lilas - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

G : fleurs de giroflee -Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224735 G : fleurs de giroflee -Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

H : fleurs de pommier - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard)
DUV4224729 H : fleurs de pommier - Flowers alphabet G. B. editeur, Paris, 1904 (postcard); 14x9 cm; (add.info.: Chromolithographs from original watercolours)

Assumption of the Virgin Mary. 19th century (woodcut)
535040 Assumption of the Virgin Mary. 19th century (woodcut); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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

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)

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"Captivating Cherubs: A Heavenly Presence in Art and Culture" Cherubs, those enchanting celestial beings with their innocent smiles and delicate wings, have long captured the imagination of artists throughout history. From classical paintings to intricate engravings, these cherubic figures have adorned numerous masterpieces, adding a touch of ethereal beauty. In Alexandre Cabanel's renowned painting "The Birth of Venus, " cherubs surround the goddess as she emerges from the sea, symbolizing love and fertility. Their angelic presence enhances the divine atmosphere of this iconic artwork. Jodocus Hondius' engravings also feature cherubs prominently. In his depictions of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, these heavenly creatures grace the landscapes with their graceful forms. Their inclusion adds a sense of purity to these picturesque regions. Raphael's masterpiece "The Sistine Madonna" showcases two cherubim at the bottom corners of the painting. With their chubby cheeks and adoring gazes towards Mary and baby Jesus, they epitomize innocence and devotion. Another engraving by Jodocus Hondius portrays Rutlandshire alongside Stanford and Oukham. Here again, we find charming cherubs fluttering above idyllic countryside scenes - a testament to their enduring appeal across different artistic mediums. Beyond visual arts, they have also made appearances in cultural events like Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld's concert at Rome's Argentina Theatre. These winged darlings added an element of whimsy to musical performances that delighted audiences for centuries. From Italian wedding cards to St Luke's depiction of Virgin Mary on canvas, cherubs continue to captivate hearts with their tender expressions and gentle demeanor, and are often associated with important religious events such as Archangel Gabriel announcing good news or witnessing The Ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven. Even in Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre's "Cupids Target, " part of Les Amours des Dieux, cherubs take center stage.