Madonna of Bruges
The Madonna of Bruges is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo of the Virgin and Child. 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.
- Work of art
- …is a statue
- …is also known as “Bruges Madonna”
- Description: sculpture by Michelangelo
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Our Lady and Groeningemuseum.
Church of Our Lady
The Church of Our Lady is a Roman Catholic church…
Groeningemuseum
The Groeningemuseum is a municipal museum in Bruges… Groeningemuseum is situated 160 metres northeast of Madonna of Bruges.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boeveriewijk and Ezelstraatkwartier.
Madonna of Bruges
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Latitude
51.20452° or 51° 12′ 16″ north
Longitude
3.22485° or 3° 13′ 30″ east
Open location code
9F35663F+RW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artwork
OpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vlaams—“Madonna of Bruges” goes by many names.
Բրյուգերյան տիրամայրArmenian
Brujasko Ama BirjinaBasque
Мадонна БругеBelarusian
Мадонна БругэBelarusian
Мадонна з дзіцёмBelarusian
Bogorodica od BruggeaBosnian
Madonna de BrugesCatalan
布鲁日圣母Chinese
Gospa iz BrugesaCroatian
Madona z BruggCzech
Madonna fra BrüggeDanish
Madonna met kindDutch
Madonna met kind (Michelangelo)Dutch
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-met-KindDutch
تمثال مادونا من بروجEgyptian Arabic
Brugge madonnaEstonian
Madonna de BruxasGalician
המדונה מברוז‘Hebrew
Madonna di BrugesItalian
ブリュージュの聖母子Japanese
ブルッヘの聖母Japanese
ブルッヘの聖母子像Japanese
Madonna BrugensisLatin
Madonna of BrugesNorwegian Bokmål
مدونای بروخهPersian
Madonna z BrugiiPolish
MadonnaRomanian
Madonna din BrugesRomanian
Мадонна БрюггеRussian
Gospa iz BrugesaSerbo-Croatian
Marija iz BruggeaSlovenian
Marija iz BruggejaSlovenian
BryggemadonnanSwedish
Bruggeli MadonnaTurkish
Brüj’lü MadonnaTurkish
Мадонна БрюггеUkrainian
Bryugge MadonnasiUzbek
Madonna met KindVlaams
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Juan Luis Vives and David De Graef Exposition.
Nearby Places
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