The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Beads from a Rosary
early 1500s
Average: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1952.277
Location: 117A Italian Renaissance
Description
Rosaries were devices for counting a sequence of prayers and were the proud possessions of the elite, along with their books of hours. In paintings and miniatures they are often shown looped through the belts of their owners.- (Adolph Loewi, Los Angeles).
- National Gallery (Great Britain), and Nicholas Penny. The Sixteenth Century Italian Paintings. London: National Gallery Co, 2004 p. 13, fig. 2Jäger, Moritz. Mit Bildern beten: Bildrosenkränze, Wundenringe, Stundengebetsanhänger (1413-1600) Andachtsschmuck im Kontext spätmittelalterlicher und frühneuzeitlicher Frömmigkeit. Gießen: Universitätsbibliothek, 2012.Gaimster, David. Ashgate Research Companion to Material Culture in Early Modern Europe. [Place of publication not identified]: Routledge, 2016.Corry, Maya, Deborah Howard, and Mary Laven. Madonnas & Miracles: The Holy Home in Renaissance Italy. London: Philip Wilson Publishers, 2017. Reproduced: p.126, fig. 45Foschi, Pier Francesco, and Nelda Damiano. Wealth and Beauty: Pier Francesco Foschi and Painting in Renaissance Florence.
Athens : Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, 2023. Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 222-223 - Wealth and Beauty: Pier Francesco Foschi and Painting in Renaissance Florence. Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA (organizer) (January 29-April 24, 2022) https://georgiamuseum.org/exhibit/wealth-and-beauty-pier-francesco-foschi-and-painting-in-renaissance-florence/.Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 2, 1982-March 20, 1983).
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