Towering at over 16 feet tall and weighing in at more than 12,000 pounds, Michelangelo’s marble David is colossal yet still the eternal underdog. Ready to strike a Goliath somewhere off in the ...
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FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Michelangelo’s “David” has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504. But in the current era of the quick buck, curators worry the marble statue’s ...
A court ruled that Edizioni Condé Nast used a photograph of Michelangelo's sculpture "insidiously and maliciously” in a magazine cover. The publisher used the Renaissance sculpture's likeness for the ...
Michelangelo's David is among the most famous pieces of Renaissance artwork and remains a well-known symbol of Italy. More than 1.4 million people visit the sculpture annually at Florence's Accademia ...
An ousted Florida principal, her husband, two of their children and several extended family members are in Florence, Italy, this week after being invited to come see the Renaissance statue that landed ...
Florence isn’t just for art lovers—it’s a fantastic destination for families, too! From climbing the Duomo to exploring hands ...
Behind the red-bricked facade and marble friezes of the National Gallery of Denmark, visitors are now able to see nearly all of Michelangelo’s existing sculptures — the “most comprehensive” exhibition ...