Victorian cherub angel with flowers in hair and wings – Historic Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
A window into the past: Victorian cherub angel with flowers in hair and wings, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Victorian cherub angel with flowers in hair and wings
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A winged child with flowers woven into its hair is the detail that sets this piece apart from the more solemn angels on the board. The cherub form, a plump infant with small wings, drew on Renaissance painting and sculpture, and Victorian artists and illustrators revived it in greeting cards, book plates and decorative prints. Here the flowers suggest spring, innocence and the gentler, sentimental side of Victorian religious imagery, which often blended piety with domestic affection. Look at how the wings are drawn and how the figure is set against its background, since these choices show how much the period valued softness and charm over strict doctrine.
| Original scan | 876 × 675 px |
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| Reference | Angels109 |
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