Names
The history of the painting is difficult to track for many reasons, one of them being the various names for the painting, which tell the history, or the perceived history, of the original Raphael painting. This work is one of the most copied works of Raphael with over one hundred known copies.
- During the time at Santa Maria del Popolo, it was known as the Madonna del Popolo, or described as the Holy Family.
- It is sometimes called Madonna del Velo or Madonna of the Veil but not consistently and those names has also been used for the similar painting, the Madonna with the Blue Diadem.
- It is most frequently called Madonna of Loreto or Madonna di Loreto, but that name is erroneous because the original painting was not at Loreto.
- In Chantilly, the painting is called La Madona de Lorette, French for the Madonna of Loreto.
Read more about this topic: Madonna Of Loreto (Raphael)
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