8, 1504, Michelangelo’s towering marble statue of David ... of High Renaissance art ever since, and a topic of controversy for nearly as long. The statue depicts David, hero of the Jewish ...

As a Florida principal was forced to resign after students were shown Michelangelo's statue of David, Kelly Grovier takes a look at the history of censorship in the art world. When the principal ...

Fans of “The Simpsons” have ... after parents complained about a Renaissance art lesson involving Michelangelo’s iconic, unclothed David statue — with one parent even calling it ...

and of the possibilities embedded in art.” Michelangelo Buonarroti sculpted the David between 1501-1504 after being commissioned by the Cathedral of Florence. The statue is the showpiece of the ...