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 ...

The board of the Tallahassee Classical School in Florida last week pressured the principal, Hope Carrasquilla, to resign after three parents of sixth-graders complained that their children had been ...

A small earthquake in the Italian city of Florence could topple the 6-ton statue of Michelangelo’s David because it has ‘weak ankles’ Micro-fractures in the 17-foot nude Renaissance sculpture means ...

The Florence museum housing Michelangelo’s Renaissance masterpiece the statue of David invited parents and students from a Florida charter school to come and see the iconic sculpture in person ...

Michelangelo’s famous statue of the biblical figure David is at risk of collapse due to the weakening of the artwork’s legs and ankles, according to a report published this week by art experts. The ...

Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504. But in the current era of the quick buck, curators worry the marble statue’s religious and political ...

Complete with cracks, staining and other imperfections, a 3D printed copy of Michelangelo’s sculptural masterpiece David aims to be the most faithful replica of the statue ever made. The 17-foot copy ...

THE DAILY PIC (#1501): So yesterday morning, the 1,500th edition of this column featured a High Renaissance miracle by Raphael … and then within an hour or two I’d received this amazing photograph of ...

Fans of “The Simpsons” have once again noticed that the longtime cartoon series seemingly predicted real-life events years before they happened. This time, involving Michelangelo’s David. A principal ...

Clambering down the scaffolding along the backside of Michelangelo’s “David,” a visitor can see the flaws up close: the purplish blemish, the yellowish stain, the small cracks. “David’s” perfect ...