Episode 10: Michelangelo’s Bruges Madonna [+Extras]

*The beautiful photograph used for the main image (and featured below) was taken by Eduardo Sousa

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Sources & Links

Related Images:
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Michelangelo, Bruges Madonna, 1503-1506, Carrara marble, in the Church of Our Lady in Bruges, Belgium [Image credit: L. Sheedy]
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Michelangelo, Pietà, 1498-1499, Carrara marble, St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City, Italy [Image credit: Wikipedia]
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Bruges, Belgium [Image credit: L. Sheedy]
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The Church of Our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk) in Bruges, Belgium [Image credit: L. Sheedy]
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Bruges Madonna [Image credit: L. Sheedy]
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The statue is protected by a layer of bulletproof glass that all but disappears when you look at the statue head-on. [Image credit: L. Sheedy]
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Bruges Madonna from the side [Image credit: Belgian Art Links and Tools]
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Bruges Madonna amongst the candles [Image credit:Eduardo Sousa]
Gus content:

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Original: Pieter Bruegel, Peasant Wedding, 1566-67, oil on panel, in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria.
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Original: Andrea Mantegna, Agony in the Garden, 1455-6, egg tempera on panel, in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in London, England.
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Original: Édouard Manet, Le repos, 1870, oil on canvas, in the collection of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum in Providence, Rhode Island.

 

Thank you so much for listening and visiting the website!

Alla prossima [until next time!],

-Lindsay

1 thought on “Episode 10: Michelangelo’s Bruges Madonna [+Extras]

  1. Dot Dickinson's avatar

    have been listening to a podcast of the Diary of St. Faustina. St. Faustina had several visions of the Christ Child as a toddler on the altar and being “eaten” by the priest during communion. I was interested in your comment about the same thing.

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