by Dr. Hara Papatheodorou | Art
This final essay traces how artists dressed the divine in imperial robes, gold sashes, and red shoes, and produced, in the Angel with the Golden Hair, one of the most beautiful faces ever painted. In the previous essay, we traced how Pseudo-Dionysius organized the...
by Dr. Hara Papatheodorou | Art
In her third post, Dr. Hara tells us how Seraphim came to outrank Cherubim, and Archangels ended up near the bottom. In the previous essay, we traced the angel’s transformation from local guardian spirit to cosmic warrior under the influence of Zoroastrian dualism....
by Dr. Hara Papatheodorou | Art
The second part of Dr. Hara’s series on angels traces how Zoroastrian dualism handed the cosmos its central plot – good versus evil. In the previous essay, we traced the lineage of the guardian spirit from Sumerian temple guardian to Assyrian colossal....
by Dr. Hara Papatheodorou | Art
Dr Hara’s research on the winged messengers of Western faith starts with these wingless creatures guarding Sumerian doorways. This is the story of angels and how they learned to fly… When we think of angels, we conjure images refined by centuries of...
by Dr. Hara Papatheodorou | Art
Previously in Part 1, Hara writes about young Arsinoe growing into a woman of remarkable talents at the sanctuary of Artemis at Brauron. But longing for freedom, she begins to plan her escape. Arsinoe took longer each day to return from her...
