On Sept. 8, 1504, Michelangelo’s towering marble statue of David was unveiled to the public in Florence, Italy. The 17-foot-tall, 12,000-pound statue carved from a single block of white Italian ...

FLORENCE, Italy — Visitors flocked to see Michelangelo's David sculpture in Florence on Tuesday, following an uproar over a Florida school's decision to force the resignation of the principal over ...

Michelangelo’s David, a significant figure in Italian culture since 1504, faces commercial exploitation through mass-produced souvenirs, curators say. The director of the art museum housing the statue ...

Michelangelo’s David in the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy. (image courtesy Clayton Tang via Wikimedia Commons) From the tombs of the Medici family to St. Peter’s Basilica, Michelangelo ...

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The Florence museum housing Michelangelo’s Renaissance masterpiece the David on Sunday invited parents and students from a Florida charter school to visit after complaints about a lesson featuring the ...

The board of the Tallahassee Classical School in Florida last week pressured the principal, Hope Carrasquilla, to resign after three parents of sixth-graders complained that their children had been ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rebecca Ann Hughes covers travel, culture and food in Europe. A 3D printed copy of Michelangelo’s iconic David sculpture is ...

Scientists have created two tiny replicas of Michelangelo's famous "David" statue using a special 3D printing technique. While the real, marble masterpiece stands 17 feet tall, the detailed miniatures ...