Is Michelangelo’s David pornography? Italians invite Florida parents to visit statue in person

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi speak during a press conference in front of Michelangelo’s David statue in Florence, Italy, on Jan. 23, 2015. The statue, a Renaissance masterpiece, is at the center of a charter school art class controversy in Florida. (AP)

ROME — The Florence museum housing Michelangelo’s Renaissance masterpiece the David on Sunday invited parents and students from a Florida charter school to visit after complaints about a lesson featuring the statue forced the principal to resign.

Florence Mayor Dario Nardella also tweeted an invitation for the principal to visit so he can personally honor her. Confusing art with pornography was “ridiculous,” Nardella said.