Relocation of Michelangelo’s David to the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence in 1873 and its replacement by a copy

The removal of Michelangelo's David from Piazza della Signoria to the Galleria dell'Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence in 1873. A copy was set up in the square in place of the original; otherwise, in all likelihood, the legendary sculpture would by now have suffered badly from rain and other environmental effects. Originally, however, the statue was intended for the dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, which commissioned it in 1501 . David was to be placed on the eastern side of the dome, surrounded by other sculptures

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

In the finale of the Strugatskys' Roadside Picnic, the Golden Ball is told: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to offend nobody, but the digest really does come free of charge. So, here is the main business of the

Frederic Leighton

Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least

Relocation of Michelangelo’s David to the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence in 1873 and its replacement by a copy

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

Frederic Leighton

Attempts to resolve the problems of many years of uncontrolled mass migration

Characters from Gogol's "Petersburg Tales" on the pedestal of the monument to Nikolai Gogol on Nikitsky Boulevard, photograph of the 1960s