Cherubim and Seraphim

In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, high-ranking angels, the attendants of God, and classified in the early Christian Church as the highest orders of the celestial hierarchy.

The six-winged seraphim are described in Isaiah's vision of God.

The Old Testament cherubim are depicted as griffin-like creatures, probably derived from Babylonian beliefs, although in medieval Jewish folklore they were thought of as beautiful men.

In post-medieval western European art they are usually depicted as putti: chubby, winged infants (cherubs).