The Translation of the Holy House of Loreto, Attributed to Saturnino Gatti, ca. 1510


The Translation of the Holy House of Loreto, ca. 1510, Tempera and gold on wood, 33 1/4 x 21 5/8 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Attributed to Saturnino Gatti (Italian, L'Aquila 1463–1518 L'Aquila), According to legend, in 1291 the Virgin Mary's house was miraculously transported by angels from the Holy Land after the Muslim defeat of the Crusaders. The house settled first in Dalmatia and then, in 1294, came to rest at Loreto, on the Adriatic coast of Italy, and became a place of pilgrimage


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