Here’s what to know about David Steiner: 1. He spearheaded a comeback for Waste Management. Some of the company’s top executives in the 1990s falsified financial results.

Michelangelo, the genius behind David and the Sistine Chapel, led a life filled with passion, a legendary rivalry with Leonardo da Vinci, and artistic obsession. On his 550th birth anniversary, we ...

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A close-up of the foot of Michelangelo’s masterpiece David after restoration was completed May 24, 2004 at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy. Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images.

Before carving “David” or covering the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling in frescoes, Michelangelo Buonarroti painted “The Torment of Saint Anthony.” Created when he was either 12 or 13 years old, it is the ...

Michelangelo created David from a piece of marble that had been twice discarded by other sculptors. Agostino di Duccio gave up on a project using the block, after which it sat untouched for 10 years.

Michelangelo's David is among the most famous pieces of Renaissance artwork and remains a well-known symbol of Italy. More than 1.4 million people visit the sculpture annually at Florence's ...

A new exhibition at the British Museum will explore the final three decades of Michelangelo ’s life and is aiming to encourage audiences to think about the artist beyond David and the Sistine ...

Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italy since its completion in 1504. But in the current era of the quick buck, curators worry the marble statue’s religious and political ...

Protecting David's dignity Souvenirs of Michelangelo's 16th century statue of David are seen on sale among other souvenirs in a shop in downtown FlorenceAndrew Medichini/AP ...