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 ...

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 ...

Media Italians push back against U.S. parents who called Michaelangelo's statue of David 'pornographic' Florence mayor, museum director invite principal ousted over a lesson featuring the ...

Carrasquilla believes the board targeted her after three parents complained about a lesson including a photo of the David, a 5-meter tall (17 foot) nude marble sculpture dating from 1504.

Italian officials are speaking out about the controversy over Michelangelo's famous Renaissance sculpture of the Biblical figure David at a Florida school ...

Frank Cerabino writes of charter school principal fired after discussion of naked David statue in art class. News Sports Restaurants Real Estate Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

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 ...

Visitors have flocked to see Michelangelo’s David sculpture in Florence following the uproar over the Renaissance masterpiece at a Florida school. Skip to main content.

Florida Principal Out of a Job After 6th-Graders Viewed Michelangelo's 'David' During Art Lesson. ... she said it likely involved a lesson about the marble statue, which features David in the nude ...

Michelangelo, the genius behind David and the Sistine Chapel, led a life filled with passion, a legendary rivalry with Leonardo da Vinci, and artistic obsession. On his 550th birth anniversary, we ...