Michelangelos

A fight to protect the dignity of Michelangelo’s David raises questions about freedom of expression

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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 religious and political significance is being diminished by the thousands of refrigerator magnets and other souvenirs sold around Florence focusing on David’s genitalia. … Read more

Visitors will be allowed in Florence chapel’s secret room to ponder if drawings are Michelangelo’s

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Just four at a time, visitors soon will be allowed access to a long-hidden space inside Florence’s Medici Chapel where delicate charcoal drawings sketched on the walls have been attributed by some experts to Michelangelo ByLUIGI NAVARRO Associated Press October 31, 2023, 8:50 AM Delicate charcoal drawings that some experts have attributed to Michelangelo are … Read more