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GIOTTO di Bondone: No. 36 Scenes from the Life of Christ: 20. Lamentation (detail), 1304-06; Fresco, 200 x 185 cm, Cappella Scrovegni (Arena Chapel), Padua The Angel of Risk by Anselm Grün Many think that the most important thing today … Continue reading →

The picture at the centre is a photograph taken by Drez at stock.XCHANG. The Angel of Passion by Anselm Grün The Angel of Passion seems to contradict the Angel of Calm. But we need many angels to make life flower … Continue reading →

CANO, Alonso: Saint John the Evangelist’s Vision of Jerusalem, 1636-37. Oil on canvas, 83 x 44 cm, Wallace Collection, London The Angel of Trust by Anselm Grün Again and again I hear the lament: “I cannot trust. As a child … Continue reading →

An Angel (detail), c. 1435. Fresco, San Miniato al Monte, Florence The Angel of Humility by Anselm Grün The German word for humility is “Demut” and is derived from the Old High German diomuti “willing to serve”. “Serving” meant in … Continue reading →

Bouguereau, William: Cupid and Psyche as Children. 1889 Oil on canvas, 47 x 27 7/8 inches (119.5 x 71 cm), Private collection. The Angel of Gratitude by Anselm Grün Gratitude has become scarce today. People make immense demands. They have … Continue reading →

TROGER, Paul: Christ Comforted by an Angel, c. 1730; Oil on canvas; Museo Diocesano, Bressanone The Angel of Self-Surrender by Anselm Grün To surrender yourself sounds very passive and resigned at first. Who is not able to actively shape their … Continue reading →

 LOTTO, Lorenzo: Angel Annunciating, 1527; Oil on wood, 75 x 55 cm; Church of Sts Vincent and Alexander, Ponteranica The Angel of Leaving by Anselm Grün There is a deeply rooted longing in men to make themselves comfortably at home … Continue reading →