The Institution of the Rosary, gilded bronze plaquette
A gilded bronze plaquette shows a relief of a crowned Virgin and a kneeling figure receiving a rosary amid clouds and winged angels. An ornate scrolled frame with a crowned cartouche surrounds the dense, low-relief scene of putti and figures, in a Renaissance-style sculptural manner.
- Artist
- Circle of Jacopo Sansovino
- Date
- c. 1590
- Medium
- Bronze
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2113 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1595).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift from the Edward A. and Inge Maser Collection in honor of Ian Wardropper