Renaissance artists often made heavy use of these figures, who can be seen congregating around the r
Renaissance artists often made heavy use of these figures, who can be seen congregating around the roof of Mantegna's Room of the Newlyweds as well as anguishing over Jesus in Giotto's Lamentation. In Genesis, these beings guard the Tree of Life with flaming swords, and were said to form the chariot of God. FTP, identify these winged beings who appear along with seraphim in the first hierarchy of angels, usually depicted as infants.
Renaissance artists often made heavy use of these figures, who can be seen congregating around the roof of Mantegna's Room of the Newlyweds as well as anguishing over Jesus in Giotto's Lamentation.
Cherubim or Putti