(SOUNDBITE) (Italian) DIRECTOR OF RESTORATION PROJECT, BEATRICE AGOSTINI, SAYING: "It's a Pieta that has suffered and is very intimate. There is definitely a strong feeling of Michelangelo because it ...

The Florence museum housing Michelangelo’s Renaissance masterpiece the David on Sunday invited parents and students from a Florida charter school to visit after complaints about a lesson featuring the ...

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Michelangelo’s David, a significant figure in Italian culture since 1504, faces commercial exploitation through mass-produced souvenirs, curators say. The director of the art museum housing the statue ...

A small wax statue may have brought us closer than ever to Michelangelo, after museum experts found what they believe to be the Renaissance master’s fingerprint – or thumbprint – pressed into the ...

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 ...

Museum curators hadn't noticed the print until now. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A 500-year-old wax sculpture attributed to ...