Towering at over 16 feet tall and weighing in at more than 12,000 pounds, Michelangelo’s marble David is colossal yet still the eternal underdog. Ready to strike a Goliath somewhere off in the ...

Michelangelo’s David in the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy. (image courtesy Clayton Tang via Wikimedia Commons) From the tombs of the Medici family to St. Peter’s Basilica, Michelangelo ...

FLORENCE, Italy — Visitors flocked to see Michelangelo's David sculpture in Florence on Tuesday, following an uproar over a Florida school's decision to force the resignation of the principal over ...

One of the most talked-about attractions at the world’s fair underway in Dubai is a towering statue made of marble dust that’s raising eyebrows just as its original form did more than 500 years ago.

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