For other uses of this term, see Loreto.
This Virgin of Loreto, also known as Virgin of the Veil (Madonna del Veil), is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Rafael Sanzio finished around 1509-1510. It is an oil painting on a table with dimensions of 120 centimeters high and 90 centimeters. wide. It is preserved in the Condé Museum of Chantilly (Oise), France.
The painting was given to the church of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome by Pope Julius II. The painting, which has been the object of accused overtones, was attributed to Gianfrancesco Penni until 1979, when it was undoubtedly identified as the work of Raphael. It is one of the works of Rafael more copied, ascending the known number of copies to 120 units. Its name derives from one of the copies, now lost, that was in the Basilica Santa Casa di Loreto in Rome. This copy was for a long time thought to be an original autograph painting by Raphael.
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