05 October 2023

The Holy Rosary with the Great Painters


Madonna del Rosario
Caravaggio [Web Gallery of Art]

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey away. When they had entered the city, they went to the room upstairs where they were staying, Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, as well as his brothers (Acts 1:12-14).

First Reading, Mass of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary.

Still-Life with Symbols of the Virgin Mary 
Dirck de Bray [Web Gallery of Art]

In October 2014 I published here a series of posts on the Rosary under the general title The Rosary with the Great Painters, each post featuring five mysteries. Here I give links to each of those posts.


The Virgin Mary 
El Greco [Web Gallery of Art]

Continue here.



Virgin and Child with Rosary

Continue here.


Mater Dolorosa
Jusepe de Ribera [Web Gallery of Art]

Continue here.


The Coronation of the Virgin 
El Greco [Web Gallery of Art]

Continue here.


The Virgin in Prayer
Sassoferatto [Web Gallery of Art]

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