The Madonna of Bruges is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo of Mary with the Child Jesus.. Michelangelo's depiction of the Madonna and Child differs significantly from earlier representations of the same subject, which tended to feature a pious Virgin smiling down on an infant held in her arms.
The Bruges Madonna and Child (height 49 inches, depth 28 inches, width 24 inches. Early in 1504, even as the David received its finishing touches, Michelangelo was already at work on a free-standing marble statue of the Madonna and Child.
The Madonna of Bruges is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo of Mary with the infant Jesus. Michelangelo's depiction of the Madonna and Child differs significantly from earlier representations of the same subject, which tended to feature a pious Virgin smiling down on an infant held in her arms.
During Michelangelo's lifetime, this work was the sole sculpture by him outside of Italy although today both the Louvre and the Hermitage own works by him. The Chapel of the Sacraments Michelangelo's sculpture is in a black marble niche flanked by red-veined marble columns.
Michelangelo's wonderful sculpture entitled "Madonna and Child" is one of the artist's only sculptures to leave Italy. This famous marble sculpture can be found in the Church of our Lady in Bruges Belgium.
1560 words Jerry R. Hobbs … Michelangelo executed the Bruges Madonna in white marble around 1504, … It would be worth a trip to Bruges just to see it, …
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Michelangelo in Bruges. … Madonna and Child marble statue in 1504. … The Madonna of Bruges is the only piece by Michelangelo to left Italy during his lifetime.
Bruges The Church of Our Lady (Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk) in Bruges, Belgium, dates mainly from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. Its tower, at 115 metres (377 ft) in height, remains the tallest structure in the city and the second tallest brickwork tower in the world (the tallest being the St. Martin's Church in Landshut, Germany).
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