Michelangelo Buonarroti, a towering figure of the Italian Renaissance, excelled as a sculptor, painter, and architect. His ...

The largest steam locomotive ever built, the Batmobile and San Diego’s warships — all crying out for a road trip.

Some time in the early 1490s, a fight broke out in the church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, Italy, among a group of teenage boys who were copying the famous frescos by Masaccio as part of ...

FLORENCE, Italy — 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 ...

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 political ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By COLLEEN BARRY (Associated Press) FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504.