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Course: The J. Paul Getty Museum > Unit 2
Lesson 1: For kids- Bored angel and twin
- Snake-haired monster
- Blue gangster demon
- Ferocious but cute sea monster
- Pair of chests, attributed to Antonio Maffei
- "A Hare in the Forest," Hans Hoffmann
- "An Allegory of Passion," Hans Holbein the Younger
- "The Adoration of the Magi with Saint Anthony Abbott," Franco-Flemish master
- Sad angels
- Mighty mover angel
- Tongue-tied baby dragon
- St. Michael the archangel, sassy devil and crew
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Sad angels
Kayla and Bryn talk about angels in a follower of Rogier van der Weyden's Deposition, c. 1490. This is from an imaginative tour at the Getty Center: The Supernatural in Art.. Created by Getty Museum.
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- Is the ladder what they were using to take him down, or like the skull does it have additional meaning as well? T.S.(7 votes)
Video transcript
- [Voiceover] Hi, I'm Kayla. This picture shows when Jesus was getting taken down from the cross. And what's interesting about
it is that angels are helping, and it doesn't mention that in the Bible. - [Voiceover] My name is Bren. There's three angels. One's holding his crown of thorns. One's helping to carry his body, and the other one's just covering his face and kinda staying away. (harp music) - [Voiceover] You mean the
angel in the upper right carrying nails from the crucifixion? That's me in the upper left, holding Christ's crown of thorns. We angels are supposed to look peaceful, but this is heartbreaking. (sobs) - [Voiceover] Their expressions
are very angel-like. I mean, if you're at a burial,
I think everyone's face would look a little sad, and
the angels are upset, too, but very calm. (female choir music) Angels are followers of God, and they're usually wearing
white, and they have wings. They look a whole lot like
what I've imagined as an angel. - [Voiceover] Well, we may
look kind of old school, but check out how our
gowns curl up at the ends. - [Voiceover] I like the
way that everyone's wearing something different,
and some of the people are wearing really fancy outfits, and some are wearing really plain stuff.