Michaelangelo's statue of David

FLORENCE, ITALY - JULY 16: (FILE PHOTO) Michaelangelo's statue of 'David' on display at the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, Italy, amid July 16, 2003 media reports of international protests against its restoration. Almost 500 years after the Italian sculptor unveiled his 14-foot-high masterpiece in 1504, a heated scholarly debate has erupted whether to clean centuries of grime off the marble colussus. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)

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