Art fraud was a common occurrence in the Italian Renaissance. Even a young Michelangelo took part in such a scheme, long ...

Michelangelo suggested it be bent back ... In 1905 antiquarian Ludwig Pollak discovered a marble arm in a sculpture workshop near the spot where the “Laocoön” was found.

A monument of art history both literally and figuratively, it is undoubtedly the world's most famous sculpture ...

Michelangelo’s David was recognized as a masterpiece the moment it was unveiled. In fact, its commissioners found the sculpture so beautiful, and so massive, that they decided its intended home ...

She said the statue was created by Michelangelo Buonarroti, the Renaissance master who painted the Sistine Chapel and etched David out of marble before his 1564 death. She learned this from her ...

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 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 ...

His name was Michelangelo, and the marble became his immortal ... Bill Whitaker: Some of this is in the statue of David? Giacomo Massari: Yes. This was Michelangelo's old stomping grounds.

Carrara, Italy — A remarkable innovation is changing the way timeless art is created. For centuries, Italy's world-famous Carrara marble has been used to make some of the most iconic sculptures ...