Oratory of Rosario di San Domenico explained

Building Name:Oratory of the Rosary of Saint Dominic
Native Name:Oratorio del Rosario di San Domenico
Location:Palermo, Italy
Coordinates:38.1196°N 13.3639°W
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Rite:Roman Rite
Province:Archdiocese of Palermo
Architecture:yes
Architecture Style:Sicilian Baroque
Groundbreaking:1574

The Oratory of the Rosary of Saint Dominic (Italian: Oratorio del Rosario di San Domenico) is a Baroque oratory of Palermo. It is located near the Church of Saint Dominic, in the quarter of the Loggia, within the historic centre of Palermo.

The oratory was founded in 1574. In the early 18th century Giacomo Serpotta realized a sumptuous stucco decoration. Moreover, the oratory is decorated with several paintings of important artists like Matthias Stom; Guglielmo Borremans; Geronimo Gerardi (a Nativity); Pietro Novelli; Valerio Castello; and Luca Giordano.

The most prominent painting is the main altarpiece by Anthony van Dyck, depicting the Madonna of the Rosary with the saints Dominic, Catherine of Siena, Vincent Ferrer, Olivia, Nympha, Agatha, Christina and Rosalia. The painting was commissioned to Van Dyck during the period of the 1624 plague.

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