id:			129850
accession number:	1952.277
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.277
updated:		2019-06-06 08:17:33.937000

Beads from a Rosary, early 1500s. Italy, early 16th century. Gilt copper with champlevé enamel ; average: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1952.277

title:				Beads from a Rosary
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creation date:			early 1500s
creation date earliest:		1500
creation date latest:		1525
current location:		117A Italian Renaissance
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Italy, early 16th century
technique:	gilt copper with champlevé enamel 
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Gothic
type:		Enamel
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measurements: Average: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs
	opening date:   1982-11-02T04:00:00
	<i>Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 2, 1982-March 20, 1983).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Adolph Loewi, Los Angeles).
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wall description: 
Rosaries were devices for counting a sequence of prayers and were the proud possessions of the elite, along with their books of hours. In paintings and miniatures they are often shown looped through the belts of their owners.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	
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	Corry, Maya, Deborah Howard, and Mary Laven. <em>Madonnas &amp; Miracles: The Holy Home in Renaissance Italy</em>. London: Philip Wilson Publishers, 2017.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p.126, fig. 45
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