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05-MAR-2017

The Loretto (Loreta)

The Holy House, under which there is the Lobkowicz family crypt established by countess Lobkowicz, is located in the middle of the courtyard surrounded by six chapels. The cabin is decorated by marble reliefs of Giovanni Bartolommeo Cometa, who imitated the originals of Sansovino. One of the reliefs reminds the legend on transferring the house. Inside, there is a 110 cm high Virgin Mary of Loreto in a silver niche, with baby Jesus, from the 1620s, carved out from lime wood. The statue became black over time, which made it even more alike with the Italian original from the cedar wood. It was partly due to the former means of lighting with candles. There is an artificially created crack based on the cabin in Italian Loreto, where the stroke of lightning was supposed to awake the villagers to protect the cabin when a thief got in

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Julie Oldfield15-Apr-2017 17:21
Very well detailed. V
Jim Coffman15-Apr-2017 17:17
A very nice well detailed image.
Hank Vander Velde15-Apr-2017 17:08
Excellent shot of this architectural beauty Jose.
Walter Otto Koenig15-Apr-2017 16:51
Interesting detail. Very nice to see this. "V"
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal15-Apr-2017 16:48
Beautiful well captured image, well done Jose. V
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