What do you think Joseph envisioned an angel to look like?

[_zeezrom]

Just some ideas...








With the arms and head, of course.

[_Fence Sitter]

Your first picture is how many LDS envision Moroni's visit(or was it Nephi?). This visit happened in a small cabin with two rooms and a loft. Every LDS picture appears to show Joseph Smith in his own room by himself with the angel, when in reality there had to be several people sleeping within a few feet of him in the same area.

[_Juggler Vain]

I don't think any of those reflects what Joseph Smith described when he had a chance to really think about it and write it down. He described the "Angel Moroni" as follows:

31 He had on a loose robe of most exquisite awhiteness. It was a whiteness beyond anything earthly I had ever seen; nor do I believe that any earthly thing could be made to appear so exceedingly white and brilliant. His hands were naked, and his arms also, a little above the wrist; so, also, were his feet naked, as were his legs, a little above the ankles. His head and neck were also bare. I could discover that he had no other clothing on but this robe, as it was open, so that I could see into his bosom.

[emphasis added]

Based on this, I think we are compelled to believe that an LDS angel looks like a glorious, levitating version of a flasher in a city park.

-JV

[_lostindc]

without question, Joseph's angels were prone to carry swords and this should be reflected if we are attempting to envision what Joseph saw.

[_Morley]

I've come to think of Joseph's angel as modeling David's or Picot's representations of Cupid and Psyche.



François-Édouard Picot, L'Amour et Psyché (1817)