Benozzo Gozzoli, Choir of Angels (panel, part 4)

Description

The angelic groups are distributed symmetrically on the two walls lateral sides of the scarsella, western and eastern. They carry out the role of intermediaries between the human and the divine, between the Magi and the shepherds depicted in the main room is the Virgin Mary adoring the Child depicted in the altarpiece. Angels on the ground They leave a platform made of clouds and put their feet on the grass of the flowery meadow. They bear multicolored wings adorned with eyes like feathers peacock; they wear elegant tunics diversified in colors and combinations, with golden and gemmed borders. The angels standing, divided in two symmetrical groups (one on the left wall and the other on the the right one), are arranged in a row forming two wings of a choir and they sing the hymn of Gloria; whose verses can be read inscribed in the golden halos and in some robes ("gloria, in excelsis deo et in terra", "adoramus te glorificamus te" "et in terr[a] pax").