Michelangelo’s Madonna of Bruges being removed from the Altausee salt mine in Austria, 1945. T
Michelangelo’s Madonna of Bruges being removed from the Altausee salt mine in Austria, 1945. The sculpture had been purchased in 1504 by rich cloth dealers and installed in the Church of Our Lady in Bruges. The sculpture was taken from Belgium twice – once by French invaders during the French Revolution, and once by retreating Nazi soldiers in 1944. The statue was stashed by the Nazis in a salt mine along with other priceless works of art.{WHF} {HTE} {Medium} -- source link
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