Art Institute of Chicago
Crucifixion Relief from a Rosary Bead
Flemish
- Date
- 1500–25
- Medium
- Wood
- Culture
- Flanders
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture of Europe
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Private prayer and contemplation were fundamental to Catholic practice. The intimate scale and detailed workmanship of this wooden bead was intended to inspire both visual and spiritual wonder. The sequence and number of beads in a rosary also gave structure to prayers; rosaries could also be personalized with detailed ornaments, like a prayer nut carved to depict Jesus's crucifixion.
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- Object type
- AAT300301253
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