The city of Philadelphia is seeking public feedback on a new statue honoring pioneering Black economist and civil rights lawyer Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander. Born in 1898 to Philadelphia’s renowned ...

In the courtyard before the palace stands Michelangelo’s statue David (1501-1504), now found in the Accademia in Florence. Undated photograph, courtesy of Getty Images.

David, mid-cleaning. | Franco Origlia/Getty Images On September 14, 1991, Italian artist Piero Cannata snuck a small hammer into the statue’s home at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence ...

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 ...

Florence's Galleria dell'Accademia fights to protect Michelangelo's David from commercial exploitation, sparking debate on cultural heritage and intellectual property.

Rare photographs show the moment Michelangelo's David was given a spring clean The 17-foot-high marble masterpiece statue was given a spruce up at the Galleria dell'Accademia, in Florence, Italy.

The 5.17-metre tall marble sculpture depicts the Biblical version of David, naked, with a sling over his shoulder and a rock in his hand, before his legendary battle with Goliath.

On Friday, Carrasquilla visited Florence’s famous Galleria dell’Accademia, where the more than 5-meter-tall marble statue created between 1501 and 1504 has been kept since 1873.

ROME, Italy — A former Florida school principal who was forced to resign after students were shown an image of Michelangelo’s iconic statue of a nude David viewed the masterpiece in person on ...