Uriel Guardian Angel is a painting by Vali Irina Ciobanu which was uploaded on June 1st, 2015.
Uriel Guardian Angel
Uriel-is my vision of angels and divine love
I It is a special technique ,an old technique used by painters to paint Byzantine icons.Canvas is... more
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Dimensions
55.000 x 65.000 x 2.000 cm.
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Title
Uriel Guardian Angel
Artist
Vali Irina Ciobanu
Medium
Painting - Egg Tempera On Canvas
Description
Uriel-is my vision of angels and divine love
I It is a special technique ,an old technique used by painters to paint Byzantine icons.Canvas is stretched on chassis and prepared with a primer exactly like the old icons. The work sizes: 25,59 inch height, width 21,65 inches with a wood frame,a beautiful wood frame.
Uriel (/ˈjʊəriəl/; Hebrew: אוּרִיאֵל "El/God is my light", Standard Hebrew Uriʾel, Tiberian Hebrew Ûrîʾēl; Greek: Ουριήλ; Coptic: ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ; Italian: Uriele; Geʽez and Amharic: ዑራኤል ʿUraʾēl[7] or ዑርኤል ʿUriʾēl) is one of the archangels of post-exilic rabbinic tradition, and also of certain Christian traditions.
The angels mentioned in the older books of the Hebrew Bible (aka the Tanakh) are without names. Rabbi Simeon ben Lakish of Tiberias (230–270) even asserted that all of the specific names for the angels were brought back by the Jews from Babylon. Of the seven archangels in the angelology of post-exilic Judaism, only two of them, the archangels Michael and Gabriel, are mentioned by name in the canonized Jewish scriptures, in the Book of Daniel in particular, which is one of the youngest books in the Tanakh.
Raphael features prominently in the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit (initially accepted by both the Jewish and Christian canons, but removed from the Jewish canon in late antiquity and rejected by the Protestant reformers in the 16th century). The Book of Tobit is accepted as scriptural by the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Oriental Orthodox Church.
Where a fourth archangel is added to the named three, to represent the four cardinal points, Uriel is generally the fourth.Uriel is listed as the fourth angel in Christian Gnostics (under the name Phanuel), by Gregory the Great,[citation needed] and in the angelology of Pseudo-Dionysius.[citation needed] However, the Book of Enoch clearly distinguishes the two angels. Uriel means "God is my Light", whereas Phanuel means "Turn to God". Uriel is the third angel listed in the Testament of Solomon, the fourth being Sabrael.
Uriel appears in the Second Book of Esdras found in the Biblical apocrypha (called Esdras IV in the Vulgate) in which the prophet Ezra asks God a series of questions and Uriel is sent by God to instruct him. According to the Revelation of Esdras, the angels that will rule at the end of the world are Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael, Gabuthelon, Beburos, Zebuleon, Aker, and Arphugitonos. The last five listed only appear in this book and nowhere else in apocryphal or apocalyptic works.
In Christian apocryphal gospels Uriel plays a role, differing between the sources, in the rescue of Jesus' cousin John the Baptist from the Massacre of the Innocents ordered by King Herod. He carries John and his mother Saint Elizabeth to join the Holy Family after their Flight into Egypt. Their reunion is depicted in Leonardo da Vinci's Virgin of the Rocks.
Uriel is often identified as a cherub and the angel of repentance.He "stands at the Gate of Eden with a fiery sword", or as the angel who "watches over thunder and terror". In the Apocalypse of Peter he appears as the angel of repentance, who is graphically represented as being as pitiless as any demon. In the Life of Adam and Eve, Uriel is regarded as the spirit (i.e., one of the cherubs) of the third chapter of Genesis. He is also identified as one of the angels who helped bury Adam and Abel in Eden.
Stemming from medieval Jewish mystical traditions, Uriel has also become the angel of Sunday (Jewish Encyclopedia[full citation needed]), the angel of poetry, and one of the holy sephiroth. Uriel is depicted as the destroyer of the hosts of Sennacherib.
He checked the doors of Egypt for lamb's blood during the plague. He also holds the key to the Pit during the End Times, and led Abraham to the west.
In modern angelology, Uriel is identified variously as a seraph, cherub, regent of the sun, flame of God, angel of the divine presence, presider over Tartarus (hell), archangel of salvation, and, in later scriptures, identified with Phanuel ("face of God"). He is often depicted carrying a book or a papyrus scroll representing wisdom. Uriel is a patron of the arts.
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Uploaded
June 1st, 2015
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Comments (72)
Laurel Adams
Vali, CONGRATULATIONS on your Win in the Angels and Demons contest!..YAY!…SO WELL DESERVED!
Vali Irina Ciobanu
Is a byzantine technique ,you are right,Laurel. It is on canvs,but it is a special canvas with a special grund,it looks like wood. Yout eyes is stil sharp;)
Laurel Adams
Uriel, the bearer of light…presented in classical form…are my eyes still sharp enough to discern tempera on wood…perhaps some gold leaf of the Byzantine icon tradition?
John Malone
Congratulations! Your skillful and interesting painting has been FEATURED on our Homepage!
Vali Irina Ciobanu
Thank you so much,Christopher!! Ooo,I am honored to have my work nominated in the 1000 views Groups!! I will try to to the same for one of my peers. Thank you so much!
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #9 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
RC DeWinter
Congrats on first place in the fantasy contest, this is an old fave. Liked again this visit.
LEANNE SEYMOUR
Congrats Vali on your 1st place win in the "Angels" contest with this lovely image! f/l