Winged cherub with crown holding blue forget-me-not garland – Antique Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Winged cherub with crown holding blue forget-me-not garland. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Winged cherub with crown holding blue forget-me-not garland
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Few subjects in this gallery are as playful as a winged cherub crowned and holding a garland of blue forget-me-nots. The flowers carry a long sentimental tradition: in Victorian and earlier European art, forget-me-nots symbolized remembrance and fidelity, which is why they often appeared in greeting cards, memorial pieces and devotional illustrations. Cherubs, the chubby winged children drawn from Renaissance religious painting, were adapted over the centuries into a sweet, decorative motif for cards and prints. Look closely at the crown and the way the garland is held to see how the image blends sacred imagery with the affectionate tone of popular sentiment.
| Original scan | 569 × 1,005 px |
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| Reference | Angels012 |
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