At the high altar stands the perfect man, Michelangelo’s colossal statue of David. Like a Renaissance Statue of Liberty, David declares, “Yes, I can.” This 500-year-old slingshot-toting ...

Entering Florence’s Accademia Gallery is like entering the Church of David—a temple of humanism. At the high altar stands the perfect man, Michelangelo’s colossal statue of David. Like a ...

Michelangelo's 17-foot-tall marble statue of David has been controversial from the start, ... plaster fig leaf made to protect sensitive eyes. The museum in Florence, Italy, ...

In this Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 file photo, visitors take photos of the 3D re-production of Michelangelo's David at the Italy's pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Michelangelo’s ‘David’ Replica Offers Face Time. Italy's pavilion at the Dubai World's Fair lets people get eye-to-eye with the famous statue ...

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 when ...