Cherub playing a flute with wings and flowers – Historic Reproduction
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Description
This historic image of Cherub playing a flute with wings and flowers brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Cherub playing a flute with wings and flowers
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Winged cherubs playing wind instruments became a favorite motif in European art from the late medieval period onward, when painters borrowed the musical angels of religious scenes and turned them into playful, decorative figures. This piece pairs its flute player with wings and a crown of flowers, a combination that signals a shift from solemn devotion toward ornament and pleasure. Images like this were often used to decorate walls, ceilings, and tapestries, where music and blossoms suggested harmony and the joys of the senses. Notice how the chubby, unhurried figure seems absorbed in the act of playing rather than in prayer, a light touch that set such works apart from more formal depictions of heavenly choirs.
| Original scan | 510 × 1,128 px |
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| Reference | Angels016 |
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