Why it matters
The barefoot Virgin holds her child in a doorway before two kneeling pilgrims. Its unveiling 'caused the common people to make a great cackle', as the rival painter Baglione put it.
Did you know?
- It was painted around 1604–1606.
- It hangs in the Cavalletti Chapel of Sant'Agostino.
- Only a slim halo shows the Virgin's saintly status.
Based on the Wikipedia article Madonna di Loreto (Caravaggio) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
