This video considers the divine messengers we call angels. Looking closely at Italian painter Simone Martini’s Annunciation altarpiece, we explore what angels are and what they do. Bodiless celestial beings that nevertheless take form in visual art, angels are found throughout the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.

CHAPTERS

0:11 Gabriel’s divine communication

0:24 The Christian religion is full of angelic messengers

0:30 So, what is an angel?

0:36 Angels in the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions

0:48 How do angels get around? With wings!

0:52 Non-corporeal beings

1:05 SImone Martini's Annunciation

1:20 Angles are not like humans

1:33 Different types of angels

2:04 What are angels necessary?

2:28 Simone’s angel