The Institution of the Rosary

c. 1590

Circle of Jacopo Sansovino (Italian, 1486–1570)

This relief panel shows Christ crowning the Virgin as the Queen of Heaven. Both figures are supported by angels; they are flanked by more angels holding rosaries, or strings of beads used to count prayers, in honor of the Virgin and celebrating events in her life. This bronze was probably fashioned by a Venetian artisan conversant with the relief style of Jacopo Sansovino, and thus it appears in a type of frame common for late-16th-century devotional works, complementing the stylized nature of the heavenly scene.

Status: On View, Gallery 205
Department: Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist: Circle of Jacopo Sansovino
Title: The Institution of the Rosary
Place: Italy (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1585–1595
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 18.1 × 12.7 × 0.9 cm (7 1/8 × 5 × 11 in.)
Credit Line: Gift from the Edward A. and Inge Maser Collection in honor of Ian Wardropper
Reference Number: 2001.325
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