Belgium / Italy: Madonna and Child, also known as 'The Madonna of Bruges', Michelangelo (1475-1564), 1501-1504, marble, 1501-1504, Church of Our Lady, Bruges

The Madonna of Bruges is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo of Mary with the Child Jesus.

Considered a masterpiece, it was stolen by German forces as part of their 'Nazi Plunder' programme in 1944. It was recovered a year later by allied forces at the Altaussee salt mine in central Austria and returned safely to Bruges, where it remains today.

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Photographer:

Jean-Pol Grandmont

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Pictures From History