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Where Did the Idea of Angels as Babies Originate? https://www.ucg.org/bible-study-tools/booklets/angels-gods-messengers-and-spirit-army/where-did-the-idea-of-angels-as
>This figure was known in Renaissance art as the putto, Italian vernacular derived from the Latin word for boy, but its origins go much further back to the Greco-Roman world. “The conception of the putto reaches back in art to the classical world, where winged infants were physical manifestations of invisible essences or spirits called genius, genii, that were believed to influence human lives. Love putti (erote) were familiars of Eros [or Cupid] and Venus. In Bacchanals, which were celebrations of Dionysius (Bacchus), putti represented fertility, abundance, the spirit of the fruit of life and were often depicted in wild revelry” (Lin Vertefeuille, “The Putto—Angels in Art,” 2005, ringlingdocents.org/putto.htm). There were other putti associated with fear, dreams, the god Pan, water sprites, music, etc.
>Putti disappeared in the Middle Ages, but reappeared in early Renaissance Italy, used then as personifications of human spirit and emotions (ibid.). They were especially made popular by the artist Donatello, who “gave putto a distinct character by infusing the form with Christian meanings and using it in new contexts such as musician angels” (Wikipedia, “Putto”).
Are all angels alike? Scripture reveals several different kinds of angels, including cherubim, seraphim and several other kinds of spirit beings. What are they like? https://www.ucg.org/bible-study-tools/booklets/angels-gods-messengers-and-spirit-army/different-kinds-of-angels