The Colour of Angels: Cosmology, Gender and the Aesthetic Imagination - Paperbackby Constance Classen (Author) The Colour of Angels uncovers the gender politics behind our attitude to the senses. Using a wide variety of examples, ranging from the sensuous religious visions of the middle ages through to nineteenth century art movements, this book reveals a previously unexplored area of womens history. Author Biography Constance Classen is a cultural historian whose previous publications include Worlds of Sense: Exploring the Senses