Famous Angel Paintings
Recreated by Hand
Angels are messengers between heaven and earth, and painters gave them every possible face: Gabriel kneeling before Mary, guardian angels leading children by the hand, musicians singing in gold, Michael fighting the dragon, and Lucifer fallen and weeping on a rock. This collection gathers famous angel paintings by Leonardo, Raphael, Rubens, Bruegel, Memling, William Blake, Hugo Simberg and Alexandre Cabanel. Every painting is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction on real canvas.
The Most Famous Angel Paintings
Cabanel's furious, weeping Lucifer, Simberg's wounded angel carried by two boys, Thayer's angel with outspread wings and the two little cherubs leaning on the ledge of Raphael's Sistine Madonna.
Annunciation and Messengers
In Greek, angelos means messenger. Gabriel brings Mary the news, an angel wakes the shepherds and another rolls back the stone of Christ's tomb.
Guardians and Companions
Angels walk beside people: the archangel Raphael guiding young Tobias, an angel dictating to Saint Matthew, angels on Jacob's ladder and freeing souls from purgatory.
Choirs and Angel Musicians
Medieval and Renaissance painters filled heaven with music: angels playing lutes, harps and organs around the Virgin and Christ.
Proto Renaissance
Giovanni Cimabue
Madonna Enthroned with the Child and Two Angels
Choose size & frame ›The War in Heaven
When Lucifer rebelled, the archangel Michael and his army threw the rebel angels out of heaven. Rubens, Bruegel and Luca Giordano painted the fall as a tumbling storm of bodies.
Choosing an Angel Painting
A gentle guardian for a child's room, a choir of musicians for a hallway or a dramatic fallen angel for a statement wall.
Painted by hand
A trained painter rebuilds the image in oils, with visible brushwork, layered colour and the small details that make the original come alive. These are not canvas prints.
The whole painting, never cropped
Every reproduction keeps the full composition at its true proportions. Choose a size that suits your wall and the painting is scaled, never cut or stretched.
Size, framing and delivery
Select a size and presentation on the artwork page, or contact ByMuseum for a custom dimension. Every reproduction includes free worldwide shipping.
Questions About Angel Paintings
Useful answers before you choose a hand-painted reproduction.
What is the most famous angel painting?
The two cherubs at the bottom of Raphael's Sistine Madonna are probably the most reproduced angels in art, alongside Cabanel's Fallen Angel and Hugo Simberg's The Wounded Angel.
Who is the angel in the Fallen Angel painting?
Lucifer, painted by Alexandre Cabanel in 1847 just after his fall from heaven, with a single tear in his furious eye.
What is a guardian angel painting?
A painting of the angel believed to protect each person, often shown guiding a child; the story of Tobias and the archangel Raphael is the classic example.
Are these paintings prints?
No. Every ByMuseum reproduction is painted by hand in oil on canvas, with real brushwork and texture.
Can I order a custom size?
Yes. Choose a size on the artwork page or contact ByMuseum for a custom dimension; the composition is never cropped or stretched.
Continue exploring
Read the story of The Fallen Angel, or explore Hell Paintings and Jesus Paintings. Or return to all Curated Collections.








































