Florence and State Spar Over Michelangelo’s Masterpiece ‘David’

ROME (AP).- Florence’s mayor is defending his city’s ownership of Michelangelo’s marble masterpiece “David” after the Culture Ministry reportedly asserted that the treasure belongs to the central government in Rome. The Renaissance-style feud broke out over the weekend with reports that Rome was laying claim to the sculpture, one of the most popular tourist attractions in Italy. Michelangelo completed the 4.34-meter (14 foot)-high nude statue in Florence in 1504, and its home has been the city’s Galleria dell’Accademia for more [...]