Inside the church stands the Madonna of Bruges crafted by Michelangelo in 1504. It was brought to Bruges by a wealthy Flemish businessman, but has had a most interesting history, having been stolen by the French revolutionaries in 1794 during the Napoleonic wars and then by retreating Nazis in 1944 during World War II, which was the subject of the movie The Monuments Men. Can you guess which one it is?
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Inside the church stands the Madonna of Bruges crafted by Michelangelo in 1504. It was brought to Bruges by a wealthy Flemish businessman, but has had a most interesting history, having been stolen by the French revolutionaries in 1794 during the Napoleonic wars and then by retreating Nazis in 1944 during World War II, which was the subject of the movie The Monuments Men. Can you guess which one it is?

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