Commissioned by the Overseers of the Office of Works (the Operai) of the Duomo, Florence's cathedral in 1501 to be a symbol of the city, Michelangelo 's Statue of David is regarded as one of the ...
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 ...
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 ...
September 8 has long been a day marked by remarkable events across history, weaving a rich tapestry of cultural, scientific, ...
Deep within a Memphis studio and gallery, beneath a large suspended globe of the moon, artist Mike McCarthy's lifelong rock 'n' roll obsessions, his extravagant creative impulses and his never-say-die ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Famed sculptor Ed Hamilton unveiled his latest statue, a sculpture of the late Humana co-founder David Jones Sr., in Waterfront Park at Humana on Wednesday. Humana officials, ...
In spray paint, the words “RIP DB” and “Feed the homeless first” covered the statue’s premises. By Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard Vandals have spray-painted a statue of David Bowie a mere 48 ...
FLORENCE, Italy — 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 ...
FLORENCE, Italy — 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 ...