Tourists have flocked to see Michelangelo’s David sculpture in Florence following an uproar regarding a Florida school’s decision to force the resignation of its headteacher over complaints about lessons featuring the Renaissance treasure.
Visitors, many of whom are Americans on spring break, posed for selfies in front of the 5.17 metre marble statue of the biblical figure, which shows him naked, with a sling over his shoulder and a rock in his hand in preparation for battle with Goliath.
