Forgiveness in The Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium

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This is a group marble sculpture depicting a man in a woman's arms, the piece is 147.5 x 70.5 x 126 in dimension; on the top of the pedestal identifies the sculptor Pieter Braecke (Newport 1858 - Nossegem 1938), and the date of its completion. The piece titled Forgiveness (Dutch, De vergiffenis) depicts a man pleading for forgiveness, kneeled into a woman's arms who is folded over him. The expression within the piece and the detail of the faces in the sculpture is incredibly intense which contributes to the power of the sculpture.   This object is part of "Scan The World". Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email stw@myminifactory.com to find out how you can help.