Michelangelo’s David ... vendors and souvenir shop operators hawking aprons of the statue's nude figure, T-shirts of it engaged in obscene gestures, and ubiquitous figurines, often in Pop ...

FLORENCE, Italy — Michelangelo’s David ... and souvenir shop operators hawking aprons of the statue's nude figure, T-shirts of it engaged in obscene gestures, and ubiquitous figurines, often ...

The David's nudity has been part of a centuries-old debate about art pushing boundaries and the rules of censorship. In the 1500s, metal fig leaves covered the genitals of statues like David ...

At the dawn of the 20th century, John Ringling bought a cast-bronze replica of Michelangelo’s original statue of David from the Chiurrazi Foundry in Italy. He later installed it in the courtyard ...

In the 1500s, metal fig leaves were placed over the genitals of statues like “David” when the Roman Catholic Church deemed their nudity as immodest and obscene. The kerfuffle in Florida also ...

Michelangelo’s David has ... vendors and souvenir shop operators hawking aprons of the statue’s nude figure, T-shirts of it engaged in obscene gestures, and ubiquitous figurines, often in ...