A full-size replica of Michelangelo’s David was perched high atop a hill in the Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale. The statue was carved from the same type of marble the master sculptor used centuries ...

On Sept. 8, 1504, Michelangelo’s towering marble statue of David was unveiled to the public in Florence, Italy. The 17-foot-tall, 12,000-pound statue carved from a single block of white Italian ...

Michelangelo’s sixteenth-century marble David sculpture in Florence, Italy, is more than twice the size of an average person. Now, a Swiss electronics lab has recreated the statue out of copper, and ...

At the dawn of the 20th century, John Ringling bought a cast-bronze replica of Michelangelo’s original statue of David from the Chiurrazi Foundry in Italy. He later installed it in the courtyard of ...

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Towering in at a colossal 17-feet tall, Michelangelo’s David statue is a spectacular work of art. Well, it turns out that it’s no less impressive when it’s under one millimeter in size — as experts ...

When officials in Florence unveiled the original in 1504, onlookers were meant to gaze up from below, showcasing the artwork’s muscular physique and larger-than-life stature. Making the replica ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — One of the most talked about attractions at the world's fair under way in Dubai is a towering statue made of marble dust that's raising eyebrows just as the original did ...

One of the most famous sculptures of all-time may not be standing for much longer, and it only has itself to blame. Experts say that new tests have revealed that Michelangelo's David has weak, ...