Hark The Herald Angel Canvas Print

Watercolour of a Christmas angel announcing the birth of the messiah .Title from the hymn;-
"Hark! The herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King
Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled"
The belief in angels can be traced throughout all antiquity; Pagans and Neo-Platonists held it.It was also the belief of the Babylonians and Assyrians,
In late Judaism the belief developed that people have a heavenly representative; every human being has a guardian angel.
There is a belief that angels can be guides and intercessors for men. Previously the term `Malakh', angel, simply meant messenger of God.
In Christianity, according to St.Jerome "how great the dignity of the soul, since each one has from his birth an angel commissioned to guard it"
Christian mystics have at times reported ongoing interactions and conversations with their guardian angels, lasting several years.
There is a similar Islamic belief that each person has two guard...

I live in beautiful Ireland .I am inspired by mythology,memories, dreams, whimsical flights of fancy and by nature's beauty - with all it's related moods, My work is varied, sometimes abstract, often surreal.. As well as painting and exhibiting, I tutor art in Europe; Italy/ Tuscany and France. See details on http://trudidoyle.blogspot.com My work has been published as illustrations, book covers, CD covers, has won many prizes, awards and commissions and is in public and private collections in Ireland & throughout the world from New York to Hong Kong ( including Oscar winner Sir Ben Kingsleys) .Enough about me - enjoy viewing my work ! COPYRIGHT NOTICE Artist Copyright All works of art within this web site are byTrudi Doyle....