![Education of the Virgin by Giambattista Tiepolo](http://kevovek.com/blog/EducationoftheVirgin-t.jpg)
detail of Education of the Virgin (full picture)
the title sounds like an adult movie. Creepy disembodied angel heads. Curly hair that looks like the product of overnight curlers.
![Triumph of Zephyr and Flora by Giambattista Tiepolo](http://kevovek.com/blog/TheTriumphofZephyr-t.jpg)
detail of Triumph of Zephyr and Flora (full picture)
Wha! Insect wings! Technically not angels but angel-like guys near Flora the Roman goddess of flowers & spring and Zephyr god of the spring winds.
![Martyrdom of St John Bishop of Bergamo by Giambattista Tiepolo](http://kevovek.com/blog/MartyrdomofStJohn-t.jpg)
detail of Martyrdom of St John Bishop of Bergamo (full picture)
must be a tailored shirt to fit the wings growing out of his armpits. Consider for a second the practical difficulties of putting a shirt on if you have giant wings on your back. (apparently, Saint John of Bergamo died of natural causes but due to a translation error was thought to have been assassinated)
![Nobility and Virtue Striking Down Ignorance by Giambattista Tiepolo](http://kevovek.com/blog/NobilityandVirtue-t.jpg)
Nobility and Virtue Striking Down Ignorance (larger picture)
one pervy angel with his hand up another angel's dress (surely not Virtue's dress!) or as I like to call it "Touched by an Angel" (the entire painting)
![Vision of Saint Anne by Giambattista Tiepolo](http://kevovek.com/blog/VisionofStAnne-t.jpg)
detail of Vision of Saint Anne (full picture)
creepy disembodied head angels alongside more normal angels. I would think that would mean that there is a specific distinction of some kind between them but I don't know what.
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