Musician angels. Study of the narrative evangelic iconographic types

Abstract

The aim of this article is to offer a new way to analyse musical images trough the study of iconographic types and their literary and iconic sources. More precisely, this paper focuses on the apparition of the musician angel in the narrative evangelic context and the reasons for its inclusion in the various narrative types of Christian visual art.

Keywords

• iconografía musical
• ángeles músicos
• natividad
• ascensión
• asunción y coronación de la virgen.