from The New York Times
Michelangelo's 'David' Gets Spruced Up for His 500th Birthday
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from The Guardian
Thin grey veil lifted from Michelangelo's David, as restorer confounds critics
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from The New Scientist
Michelangelo’s David revealed after clean-up
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Finally, the saga of the cleaning of Michelangelo's David reaches a conclusion of sorts - in good time to mark the 500th anniversary of the placement of the sculpture. It is also interesting to note that one of the criteria held up to mark the success of the restoration project is: "a restoration that does not look like a restoration". If that be the case, then what does it look like? Or is the remark symptomatic of a certain "fear" of criticisms, even of well-intended restoration efforts?