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  2. Angel musicians (National Gallery) - Wikipedia

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    The angel in green is playing the lira da braccio; [Note 1] he appears to be rubbing the bow on the strings. He inclines his head towards his instrument in a posture identical to that of the Virgin in Leonardo da Vinci's the Virgin of the Rocks. [6] The angel in red plays the lute; his hand plucks the strings. [4]

  3. Hierarchy of angels - Wikipedia

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    Orthodox icon of nine orders of angels The ceiling mosaic of the Baptistery in Florence depicts (in the inmost octagon of images) seven of the orders of angelic beings (all but the Seraphim and Cherubim), under which are their Latin designations. In the angelology of different religions, a hierarchy of angels is a ranking system of angels. The ...

  4. Angels in art - Wikipedia

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    The 13th-century book Ajā'ib al-makhlūqāt wa gharā'ib al-mawjūdāt (The Wonders of Creation) by Zakariya al-Qazwini describes Islamic angelology, and is often illustrated with many images of angels. The angels are typically depicted with bright, vivid colors, giving them unusual liveliness and other-worldly translucence. [23]

  5. Arma Christi - Wikipedia

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    The Nails, inflicting four wounds on the hands and feet; The Veil of Veronica; Other common ones are: The reed which was placed in Jesus' hand as a sceptre in mockery; The purple robe of mockery; The Titulus Crucis, attached to the Cross. It may be inscribed in Latin (INRI, Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum), Greek, Hebrew, or some other language.

  6. Category:Angels in art - Wikipedia

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    The Fall of the Rebel Angels; The Fallen Angel (painting) Feast of the Rosary; Female Martyr with Two Angels; Fiesole Altarpiece; The Flight into Egypt (Poussin) The Flower Book (Edward Burne-Jones) The Fountain of Life (painting) The Four and Twenty Elders Casting their Crowns before the Divine Throne; Fragments of a Cope with the Seven ...

  7. Angels in Islam - Wikipedia

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    [34]: 328 Angels also depart from humans when they are naked or are having a bath out of decency, but also curse people who are nude in public. [34]: 328 Ahmad Sirhindi has mentioned that the angels nobility are because their substances are created from luminous light. [33] Angels are believed to be attracted to clean and sacred places.

  8. Angel Holding the Body of Christ - Wikipedia

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    The royal door was made of tempera paint and wood. The work of art features a superlative decorative motif reminiscent of the Rococo style. The angel's flesh tone compared to Jesus's distinguishes the two figures. The pale dead martyr's body rests in the arms of the sullen angel. The work of art is a mixture of Spranger and Backer's masterpieces.

  9. Basilic vein - Wikipedia

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    The basilic vein is a large superficial vein of the upper limb that helps drain parts of the hand and forearm. [1] It originates on the medial side of the dorsal venous network of the hand and travels up the base of the forearm, where its course is generally visible through the skin as it travels in the subcutaneous fat and fascia lying superficial to the muscles.