Why it matters
The Madonna, flanked by Saint Dominic and Saint Peter Martyr, distributes rosaries to kneeling worshippers, while the donor peers out at us from under Dominic's cloak. It is Caravaggio's only standard Baroque altarpiece.
Did you know?
- It was finished in 1607.
- Its commissioner is uncertain.
- It may have been made for the Carafa-Colonna chapel in San Domenico Maggiore, Naples.
Based on the Wikipedia article Madonna of the Rosary (Caravaggio) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
