Most probably, this inscription appeared before 1718, when the miraculous painting became the first one in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania that was granted the crowns by Pope Clement XI and awarded the devotional title of Health of the Sick. Although there is no historical data about the role of Vytautas in the acquisition of this painting by the Trakai church, it is known that the painting was respected by both Catholic and Orthodox Christians and even by local Muslims, subordinate to Vytautas. According to the record, it was an icon of the Nicopeia (Greek - victorious), which helped Emperor John Comnenos (1087-1143) to break the Persian siege and successfully return to Constantinople. At the beginning of the 18th century, an inscription was made on the back side of the picture testifying it was given to Vytautas on the occasion of his baptism by the Byzantine emperor Emanuel II Palaeologus (1391-1425).
The painting of the Mother of God, reknown for miracles and graces as of the 16th century, is associated with the name of the Grand Duke Vytautas. The painting is adorned with crowns, covered with artistic bindings and is surrounded with numerous votive offerings, providing evidence that this image of the Mother of God has been attracting pilgrims for ages ago. The Trakai Church of the Visitation of the blessed Virgin Mary is famous for the painting of Our Lady of Trakai that gave birth to a deep-rooted tradition to perceive Lithuania as a land safeguarded by Mary.
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