This Madonna and Child (1501-1504) is the only sculpure by Michelangelo to have left Italy during his lifetime. Located in the Church of Our Lady, Bruges, it was bought by the brothers Jan and Alexander Mouscro, two wealthy merchant in Bruges. The statue was originally intended to be part of an alterpiece in Sienna Cathedral.1

• 1. Bruges Madonna, Church of Our Lady http://www.michelangelo.net/madonna-of-bruges