Madonna+With+Child

**Basic Information **
//The Madonna With Child// is a white marble sculpture created by the famous artist Michelangelo around 1504 during the Italian Renaissance period. The sculpture of depicting the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus.

The Flemish Merchant (named Alexandre de Mouscron) who commissioned the sculpture took it back to Bruges with him. This is very rare because not many of Michelangelo’s works left Italy during his lifetime. This is also why the sculpture today is referred to as the Bruges Madonna. After a while Alexandre de Mouscron donated the sculpture to Our Lady’s Church, where it still stands today.

Bruges has a historic piece of artwork that was made by one of the world’s most renowned artists. Since it is rare that any of this famous artist's works reside outside of Italy, it is a treasured piece of art which influences the way people think about the Italian Renaissance. Many speculate on various intricacies of the sculpture. For example, the look on Mary’s face. She was portrayed as having a serious look on her face and the reasoning that Michelangelo portrayed Mary that way.