Curator’s note

Madonna of the Rosary

A large altarpiece by Caravaggio in which St Dominic hands rosaries to the poor beneath the Madonna and Child. His dramatic chiaroscuro pulls the figures out of the surrounding darkness.

Source: Arterra 큐레이션

Date: 1607
Medium: canvas

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ArtistCaravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi)PeriodBaroque CountryItaly MuseumKunsthistorisches Museum Vienna

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