Cherub Fountains

	Our cherub fountains would look perfect displayed in your living room. The soothing sounds of water trickling from your cherub fountain will help wash away the stress of your day and help to relax you. Check out our complete line of cherub fountains; we are sure you will find just what you are looking for.

Cherubs Wall Fountain

Outstanding replica antique
Lightweight fiberglass and polyresin
17 ž inches x 9 ˝ inches x 30 inches

Cherub Fountain

Pump and Stones Included
14 Inches Tall
Made of Alabastrite

Cherub Water Fountain

Pump & Cord Included
11 1/2 Inches Tall
Made of Alabastrite

Cherub Garden Fountain

Pump Included
42 Inches Tall
Made of Alabastrite

Angel Wall Fountain

Greco-Roman Design
30 1/4 Inches Tall
Made of Alabastrite

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Cherub Fountains

Almost all cultures on Earth, have some concept of angels as heavenly or spiritual beings, which are represented in various forms, and not always as the life size, human-with-wings concept that exists today. What prompted the belief in angels, is difficult to determine, but the oldest archaeological evidence of their existence, is found on a stela of ur-Nammus in Egypt, which dates back to 2250B.C. It is perhaps from this continent, that the Romans and Greeks first learned of angels, and turned them into winged cherub sculptures on buildings and fountains. Popular opinion holds that the Roman Saint Valentine inspired the figure of Cupid, a winged cherub who shoots arrows at lovers.

Cherubs appear in the Bible, as do seraphim, with which the cherub is often confused. In paintings and sculptures over the centuries, the two beings were often intermingled and came to be called by the one name. But if you look up the Biblical references, cherubs had two pairs of wings, and were angelic beings that God placed in the Garden of Eden to guard the path to the tree of life. Seraphim on the other hand, had six wings, and were used in passages that emphasize the glory and power of God.

The most famous cherubs to appear as part of an artwork, are the pair painted by Raphael (1483-1520) at the feet of his Sistine Madonna, an enormous fresco on a wall in the Holy Sistine church in Piacenza, northern Italy. The two round-faced, tousle-haired imps, are the ultimate representation of the angelic spirit, and have likely appeared on more merchandise/souvenirs, than any similar image.

The most common feature of cherubs is that theyre small figures, usually child-like images, with generally curly hair, and small wings behind their shoulders. They are portrayed in flight, sitting still, and peeking playfully around other statuary or figures. In most productions of the image, they are unclothed, although some may have a cloth draped artfully over the nether regions, depending on the era and social environment in which they were displayed.

Cherub fountains are a delightful reproduction of the more popular Renaissance figures- chubby, charming and uniquely reminiscent of a by-gone era. For the garden, there are traditional Roman style fountains with circulating pumps, and for indoor use, enchanting tabletop fountains with the soothing sounds of running water.