Angel Tattoo Designs - Angel Wing Tattoos
Angels have always personified the ideals of love, beauty and sacrifice. They strike a deep note in many people whenever they are visualized. Angel tattoos can be made as a remembrance for a loved one, to represent one's spirituality or to portray innocence and contentment. Renaissance and medieval art have also used the imagery of these heavenly beings in order to enhance their own beauty and perfection. Angels can be male, female or androgynous. Icons and Medieval Angels Medieval art work often portrays great intricacy and perfection in a two dimensional manner with a lot of attention paid to the details. Greek and Russian art also use similar techniques and follow a similar train of thought as the Medieval age, although they are from different eras. The sources to find inspiration for such types of angelic designs are illuminated manuscripts and Orthodox icons. A grand suggestion for such types of tattoos would be the painting of St. Michael conquering the dragon. This is a pop...