Michelangelo's David pictured holding rifle in American advert, to Italy's fury
Mar 11, 2014
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In 1527 his arm was smashed by rioters. In 1991 a man attacked his toe with a hammer. Now, however, Michelangelo's David has suffered arguably his greatest indignity to date.
To the horror of many in the Italian cultural establishment, the world-famous marble statue has been pictured in an advertisement cradling not a slingshot but an American-made rifle.
Source: http://www.theguardian.com
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