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| Keywords: Master KIP - Plaque with the Virgin's House at Loreto - Walters 44305.jpg According to legend around 1300 angels carried the Virgin's cottage in Nazareth-site of the miracle of the incarnation God conceived in human form - to Loreto Italy Here the Virgin holding Jesus and a chalice sits on her house to suggest her presence there An angel holds a scroll inscribed in Latin Holy Mary of Loreto pray for us Wild animals including a unicorn are tamed by the Virgin's purity Two chapels devoted to the House at Loreto were built with the support of the archdukes and Isabella had a replica of it built for the Franciscans ca 1550 Renaissance paint and gilded enamel on copper partially re-enameled gilded metal cm 8 9 11 3 accession number 44 305 18287 A von Lanna Collection Prague date and mode of acquisition unknown A von Lanna Sale Berlin November 9 1909 no 71 George Robinson Harding London 1909 by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1911 Translation Holy Mary of Loreto pray for us place of origin Limoges France Walters Art Museum license Limoges painted enamels in the Walters Art Museum Master KIP Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update | ||||
