Feast of the Rosary

For the celebration, see Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Feast of the Rosary
ArtistAlbrecht Dürer
Year1506
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions161.5 cm × 192 cm (63.6 in × 76 in)
LocationNational Gallery, Prague[1]

The Feast of the Rosary (German: Rosenkranzfest) is a 1506 oil painting by Albrecht Dürer, now in the National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic. According to Czechoslovakian art historian Jaroslav Pešina, it is "probably the most superb painting that a German master has ever created."[1] The work also relates to a series of artworks commissioned by Maximilian I, his Burgundian subjects or figures close to his family to commemorate the Duchess Mary of Burgundy, Maximilian's first wife and to provide the focus for a cult-like phenomenon that associated her with her name-saint, the Virgin Mary.

  1. ^ a b Pešina 1962, p. 22.