Who Knew? Other than to sing of the seraphim in hymns or hear of them in scripture, sadly I'd never really given them much thought. I knew they were the highest rank of angels, closest to God in heaven and continuously sing, holy, holy, holy... but that was about it. I certainly never thought much about their appearance.
While doing my research before painting, I learned that the seraphim are on fire with love for God. Described in Isaiah 6 as having six wings; two to cover their face, two to hide their feet and two for flying.
Painted with their heads bowed in reverence, with eyes cast upward toward the Lord.
NOTE: Seraphim in Hebrew means flaming.
The ribbon on their head is to hold their hair in place as they fly. And that's no joke. I had never really noticed that there is a ribbon in their hair in Orthodox art.
Painted for an Orthodox church. They hang on either side of Christ in Glory.
Of course now I see them in art everywhere.
Seraphim - Holy, Holy, Holy
30 X 30 each - Acrylic on Birch Panel
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