The Miracle of the Santa Casa of Loreto (recto); The Virgin and Child Carried by Angels (verso), c. 1700, Pietro Antonio de' Pietri, Italian, (Rome), 1663 - 1716, 16 9/16 ¡Ñ 10 11/16 in. (42.07 ¡Ñ 27.15 cm) (sheet)26 7/16 ¡Ñ 20 3/8 ¡Ñ 2 in. (67.15 ¡Ñ 51.75 ¡Ñ 5.08 cm) (outer frame), Pen and brown ink with brown wash (white heightening on verso), Italy, 18th century, The successful Roman painter Pietro Antonio de¡¦ Pietri was a celebrated draftsman. In this drawing, de¡¦ Pietri represents the miracle of the Holy House of Loreto. According to legend, the ancient house of the Virgin Mary and Joseph was brought by angels from Nazareth to the Italian town of Loreto in 1291 when it was under threat of destruction by the Saracens who were driving the Crusaders out of the Holy Land. The Santa Casa shrine is an important Catholic pilgrimage site.