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David statue in Italy draws flood of tourists in wake of Florida uproar

Por: Chicago Sun Times Entertainment March 29, 2023

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FLORENCE, Italy — Visitors flocked to see Michelangelo’s David sculpture in Florence on Tuesday, following an uproar over a Florida school’s decision to force the resignation of the principal over complaints about a lesson featuring the Renaissance masterpiece. Tourists, many of them Americans on spring break or studying abroad, posed for selfies in front of the giant marble statue, which features the Biblical David, naked with a sling... + full article



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