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 ...

For a metal sculpture like David, it’s a lot like washing and waxing a car. First the art object is thoroughly cleaned; then it’s sealed with a protective layer.

Artistically, Donatello’s David broke new ground by being the first male, nude, free-standing European statue since classical antiquity. While nudity is a common feature in art from ancient ...

The Florence museum that houses Michelangelo's statue of David has invited teachers and students from a Florida school to visit, after an uproar over an art lesson. The school's principal quit ...

A principal at a charter school in Tallahassee, Florida was forced to resign after parents complained about a Renaissance art lesson that showed students Michelangelo's nude sculpture of David.

The school failed to give parents two weeks’ warning that a photo of Michelangelo’s sculpture David would be shown in an art class; OK, Florida.

Art World Think You Know ‘David’? Here Are 3 Surprising Facts About Michelangelo’s Masterpiece. There's a long and storied history associated with the famous sculpture.

It's a classical school, he said, so students see nude images in Renaissance art, including Michelangelo's 16th-century sculpture of David, every year.

You’re saying this wasn’t about an art teacher showing Michelangelo’s David.. We didn’t even discuss that issue at the special board meeting on Monday morning.