مروري بر باورهاي ايرانيان در مورد فرشتگان و بال هاي آنان در چند نگاره

Reviewing Iranianʹs Beliefs Regarding Angels and Their Wings in a few Painting

Since the beginning of time Iranians believe and pay importance to ghosts, angels, demons and incredible creatures. They use their imagination and belief to create them in their minds. From the Iranian painters point of view the angel is precisely the same as the materialistic human who God had mercy on and gave him wings to fly as a pledge so that he could go higher than this materialistic world. In each period angel have different characteristics depending on social and political status of that time. In this essay we will first consider the wing element in works before the Islamic era and then we will consider their views about angels during the era before and after Islam. Finally we will analyze the painted wings and their differences in a few paintings.