In honor of Christmas, I was thinking about what kind of posts I could do in keeping with the season. Angels were the first thing that came to mind. And of the angelic art I knew, given that I've touched on a Renaissance/Baroque lately, I thought I'd go the direction of more modern. These angelic depictions are the work of Abbott Thayer, a prominent American artist that lived from 1849 to 1921. His angels are subdued and reserved, draped in flowing white or goldrenrod gowns, framed back…