Alright, listen up, y’all. Gonna tell ya ’bout some famous angel statues. Don’t know much ’bout fancy art stuff, but I seen some purdy things in my time, and these angels, well, they somethin’ else.
First off, there’s this fella, Michelangelo. Big name, I hear. Folks say he was a real hotshot back in the old days, durin’ somethin’ called the Italian Renaissance. Sounds fancy, huh? He made all sorts of things, paintin’s and such, but he also did some sculptin’. Means he made things outta stone, like them angels.
Now, one place you can find an angel is in Rome. That’s a big city over yonder in Italy. They got this angel there, holdin’ a cross. They call it “The Angel with the Cross”. Stands right on top of some old buildin’, Castel Sant’Angelo, they call it. Looks mighty important, standin’ up there high and mighty. Must be a real special angel.
- Anyways, this angel, it ain’t just some pretty face. It’s got history, they say. Religious history, too. Don’t rightly know all the details, but it’s somethin’ ’bout important folks and beliefs from way back when.
Then there’s another angel, Archangel Michael. This one ain’t just in one place, oh no. He’s all over the world! Different places got their own statues of him, ’cause he’s a big deal in lots of different stories and places. Like that same Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome, they got a bronze statue of him up there too. Guess them folks in Rome really like their angels.
Now, there’s this other angel, not so old maybe, but still somethin’ to see. They call it “Angel of the North”. A fella named Antony Gormley, he made it. Finished it up in 1998. It’s up in England, in a place called Gateshead. Don’t rightly know what it looks like, ain’t never been there, but I hear it’s big and impressive.
Someone told me ‘bout another fella named Bernini. He made a statue of David. Not an angel, mind you, but it’s in Rome too. That Rome place must be somethin’ special, all them statues and such. This David, he was just a young boy, but he did somethin’ big and important, beat some fella I reckon. Anyways, shows ya that even young ‘uns can do great things, just like them angels are great.
So, why all these angels? Well, I reckon folks like lookin’ at ‘em. They’re purdy, sure, but they’re also more than that. They stand for somethin’, for hope and faith and all them good things. They remind ya that there’s somethin’ bigger than us, somethin’ watchin’ over us, maybe. And that’s a comfortin’ thought, ain’t it?
I ain’t no expert, mind you. Just tellin’ ya what I heard and what little I know. But them angel statues, they’re somethin’ special. They been around for ages, and they’ll probably be around for ages more. And that’s somethin’ to think about, ain’t it? How somethin’ made by human hands can last so long and touch so many folks. Makes ya wonder, it does.
So next time you see a picture of an angel statue, or maybe even get to see one in person, take a minute to think ‘bout it. Think ‘bout the fella who made it, and the folks who look at it, and the stories it tells. ‘Cause there’s more to them angels than just stone and metal. There’s a whole lot of history and heart in them, too.
And that’s all I gotta say ’bout that. Ya’ll take care now.
Tags: [Angel Statues, Michelangelo, Archangel Michael, Angel of the North, Rome, Italian Renaissance, Sculpture, Religious Art, Castel Sant’Angelo, Antony Gormley, Bernini]
