Niue Coin, 2018 Divine Guardian of Humanity Raffaello Sanzio

“Angels” is the first element of a nine-element coin series with the depictions of angels created in various times. In this spiritual and religious journey, divine messengers manifest themselves in all their richness of forms and traits: from benefactors, guardians, musicians, messengers proclaiming the birth of Christ, to witnesses to the martyr’s death of the Savior of the World. The unrivaled wealth of depictions causes that this collection will captivate both art lovers and those who believe in the protective power of Angels.
Beautiful, winged angels from the painting “Sistine Madonna” by Rafaello Sanzio da Urbino are famous in themselves. No cherub, or a group of cherubs is as famous as those leaning against the altar at the bottom of the painting.
There were several legends around Rafaello’s angels. When Rafaello painted the Sistine Madonna, his model’s children came to admire his work with her. Their attitude inspired the master so much that he added them to the painting exactly as he saw them.