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A fleet of marble-sculpting robots is carving out the future of the art world. It's a move some artists see as cheating, but ...
A monument of art history both literally and figuratively, it is undoubtedly the world's most famous sculpture ...
Art fraud was a common occurrence in the Italian Renaissance. Even a young Michelangelo took part in such a scheme, long ...
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 religious and ...
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 religious and ...
Why do 1.2 million people flock to the Italian city of Florence every year to look at an enormous statue of a naked man? On its 500th anniversary, Michelangelo's David is as popular now as it was in ...
Michelangelo Buonarroti sculpted the David between 1501-1504 after being commissioned by the Cathedral of Florence. The statue is the showpiece of the Accademia, and helps draw 1.7 million ...
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 ...
A principal at a charter school in Tallahassee, Florida, resigned last week after parents complained about a Renaissance art lesson involving Michelangelo’s iconic, unclothed David statue ...
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 ...
A few months ago, I visited Florence, Italy, where I was truly amazed when I saw Michelangelo’s enormous sculpture of David. You might be surprised to hear that when I looked into that huge ...