OF ANGELS AND ARCHANGELS.

OF ANGELS. Antiquity of the Belief in Angels. Early Notions respecting

them. How represented in the Old Testament. In the New Testament.

Angelic Hierarchies. The Nine Choirs. Seraphim, Cherubim. General

Characteristics in Painting. Infant Angels. Wings. Angels of Dante.

Angels as Messengers, Choristers, Guardians. As Ministers of Wrath.

As Agents in the Creation. Manner in which the principal Painters have

set forth the Angelic Forms and Attributes 41

THE ARCHANGELS. The Seven Archangels. The Four Archangels. The Three

Archangels 87

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