The David statue by artist Michelangelo Buonarroti at the Gallerie dall'Accademia on May 2, 2022, in Florence, Italy. Hope Carrasquilla ... The David, arguably the most famous sculpture in the ...

By Elisabetta Povoledo FLORENCE, Italy — Imagine a job that lets you get up close and personal — really, really up close and personal — with one of the world’s most famous statues.

curators worry the marble statue's religious and political significance is being diminished by the thousands of refrigerator magnets and other souvenirs sold around Florence focusing on David's ...

which is one of the city's most famous art museums. The Piazza della Signoria is also filled with its (more than) fair share of sculptures, including a towering replica of Michaelangelo's David.

Archaeologists working in the town of Montaione, near Florence, Italy ... particularly in statues. More well known depictions of Hercules in art are often similar to the famous Farnese Hercules ...

The Florence museum that houses Michelangelo’s David statue has invited students and parents of a Florida charter school to visit after some uptight parents had a meltdown over sixth grade ...

A voluptuous mermaid statue in southern Italy is making people do a double ... children had been shown a photo of Michaelangelo's famous "David" statue during a Renaissance art lesson.

The director of the art museum housing the statue has actively opposed the commercialization of David ... office in Florence has launched a series of court cases invoking Italy’s landmark ...

Carrasquilla said in a phone interview Sunday that she is “very honored” by the invitations to Italy ... David between 1501-1504 after being commissioned by the Cathedral of Florence. The ...

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