== In art ==

== In art ==

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{{main|Angels in art|Putto}}

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[[File:Lenz Entwurf zu einem Engel.jpg|thumb|414x414px|Draft for an Angel by Desiderius Lenz]]

[[File:Lenz Entwurf zu einem Engel.jpg|thumb|414x414px|Draft for an Angel by Desiderius Lenz]]

According to mainstream Christian theology, angels are wholly spiritual beings and therefore do not eat, excrete or have sex, and have no gender. Although their different roles, such as warriors for some archangels, may suggest a human gender, Christian artists were careful not to given them specific gender attributes, at least until the 19th century, when some acquire breasts for example."Because angels are purely spiritual creatures without bodies, there is no sexual difference between them. There are no male or female angels; they are not distinguished by gender.", p. 10, "Catholic Questions, Wise Answers", Ed. Michael J. Daley, St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2001, {{ISBN|978-0-86716-398-8}}. See also [https://www.catholic.com/qa/can-angels-be-male-or-female Catholic Answers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024510/https://www.catholic.com/qa/can-angels-be-male-or-female |date=2 March 2019 }}, which gives the standard, unchanged, Catholic position.

According to mainstream Christian theology, angels are wholly spiritual beings and therefore do not eat, excrete or have sex, and have no gender. Although their different roles, such as warriors for some archangels, may suggest a human gender, Christian artists were careful not to given them specific gender attributes, at least until the 19th century, when some acquire breasts for example."Because angels are purely spiritual creatures without bodies, there is no sexual difference between them. There are no male or female angels; they are not distinguished by gender.", p. 10, "Catholic Questions, Wise Answers", Ed. Michael J. Daley, St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2001, {{ISBN|978-0-86716-398-8}}. See also [https://www.catholic.com/qa/can-angels-be-male-or-female Catholic Answers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024510/https://www.catholic.com/qa/can-angels-be-male-or-female |date=2 March 2019 }}, which gives the standard, unchanged, Catholic position.