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There are in fact two different versions of this painting, commissioned by a group known as the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception. The painting was expected to be completed in just seven months, and Leonardo failed to deliver on time- or to deliver the painting that was agreed upon. (Whether the quibble was over 'heretical' details or artisitc license is not known and probably never will be). For whatever reason, a second version of the image was undertaken after much legal wrangling with the artist. The first image, which hangs in the Louvre, is the contentious image with 'anomalies' discussed in books like the Da Vinci Code and Holy Blood, Holy Grail.
The second image is kept by the National Gallery in London, and it is disputed whether or not Leonardo created, supervised, or had any involvement at all in the work.
Leonardo remarks on one occasion having been imprisoned over an image of the Christ child, but it is unknown if he was referring to this image or another.
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