ROŽINIO ŠVČ. MERGELĖS MARIJOS IKONOGRAFIJA LIETUVOS DIDŽIOSIOS KUNIGAIKŠTYSTĖS BAROKO DAILĖJE
The Rosary in the Iconography of the Baroque Art of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Summary/Abstract: In the article, the iconography of the rosary in the Baroque art of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania is analyzed. This subject as a whole has not been covered in the art criticism of Lithuania. In Europe, as well as in the grand duchy, the artistic theme of the rosary became popular thanks to the activity of the Dominican Order. The iconographic types are divided into the following groups: The Mother of God of the Rosary in Compositions with Many Figures, The Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary with the Child, the Mother of God and Symbolic Representation of the Rosary. For the Baroque art of the grand duchy, the most characteristic are the canonical West European compositional patterns of the first group, such as The Visions of St Dominic and The Presentation of the Rosary to St Dominic and St Catherine of Siena. Nevertheless, the traditional layouts shine with internal diversity. In Lithuania, there are some notably original interpretations of the rosary, especially in groups of symbolic representations.

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