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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