Cherubim art

Cherubim are one of the highest ranking of angels in the Christian angel hierarchy, second only to the Seraphim. Their rank among angels is uncertain but they are always categorized in the First Sphere. Some believe them to be an order or class of angels; others hold them to be a class of heavenly beings higher than angels. The biblical prophet Ezekiel describes the Cherubim as a tetrad of living creatures, each having four faces: of a lion, an ox, an eagle, and a man. They are said to have…

Three types of Cherubim (detail) - Frans van Bleyswyck, 1732.

Value Painting Cherubim

Cherubim Angelic Hierarchy

Cherub

A cherub according to Abrahamic religions is one of the unearthly beings who directly attend to God. The numerous depictions of cherubim assign to them many different roles, such as protecting the entrance of the Garden of Eden. In Jewish angelic hierarchy, cherubim have the 9th (second-lowest) rank in Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, and the 3rd rank in Kabbalistic works. De Coelesti Hierarchia places them in the highest rank alongside Seraphim and Thrones. The cherub is depicted as having two...