Yep, it's an artistic tradition. A lot of traditional/medieval depictions of biblical stuff draw on greco-roman art. Angels/Cherubim are depicted as winged bab

Yep, it's an artistic tradition. A lot of traditional/medieval depictions of biblical stuff draw on greco-roman art. Angels/Cherubim are depicted as winged babies in art, kind of like Cupid. The way they're described in text is totally different. Six wings and four faces, each of a different animal. Biblical angels and creatures were more like of Egyptian or Babylonian deities (eg sphinxes) than how we usually draw them. Scary mashups of different animals.