Why it matters
The Virgin and Child hand out rose garlands to the Pope, the Emperor and a crowd of kneeling believers. Dürer painted it in Venice in 1506 for the German community there; one Czech art historian called it 'probably the most superb painting that a German master has ever created'.
Did you know?
- It was made for San Bartolomeo, the German national church in Venice.
- The Doge and the Patriarch of Venice visited Dürer's workshop to see it.
- It is linked to the commemoration of Mary of Burgundy, Emperor Maximilian's first wife.
Based on the Wikipedia article Feast of the Rosary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
