Angelú Sàlytis Su Sielomis Kelionéje Anapusybén Lietuvos Sakralinëje Dailéje
Angels’ Contact with Souls in Their Journey to the Beyond in Sacral Art of Lithuania

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this discourse is the kind of role angels have in the life of a soul at the moment of death as well in life beyond and its expression methods in art. It is shown in the paper how the implicit kindness and support of the Guardian Angel to an individual soul, the significance of rewards for living a true life is pictured through the confrontation of the good and evil in images with St. Michael Archangel. The subject is analysed with reference to some examples of sacral art of Lithuania of the 16th - 18th centuries. The discourse is a preface, an introduction to a deep subject. The aim is to represent the journey of a soul and the contact with angels in a chronological order, from man’s infancy to the attainment of salvation, thus showing the continual mysterious friendship with angels.

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