Cherubim and Seraphim
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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).