Rosary beads close rosaryA string of beads used as a method of prayer or meditation, for example by Buddhists and Roman Catholic Christians. are an aid to worship that focus on a set order of prayers.

The “girl with a pearl earring” might as well be holding a rosary ... Bolne. Catholic themes and symbols abound in his work. At first blush, Vermeer’s Woman with a Pearl Necklace appears ...