the Piazzale Michelangelo. The plaster cast of David at the Victoria and Albert Museum has a detachable plaster fig leaf which is displayed nearby. Legend claims that the fig leaf was created in response to Queen Victoria's shock upon first viewing the statue's nudity, and was hung on the figure prior to royal visits, using two strategically placed hooks. David has often been reproduced, in plaster and imitation marble fibreglass, signifying an attempt to lend an atmosphere of culture even in some unlikely settings such as beach resorts, gambling casinos and model railroads. See also List of works by Michelangelo List of tallest statues Sculpture in the Renaissance Period Notes Citations Bibliography Coonin, A. Victor, From Marble to Flesh: The Biography of Michelangelo’s David, Florence: The Florentine Press, 2014. . Hall, James, Michelangelo and the Reinvention of the Human Body New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. Hartt, Frederick, Michelangelo: the complete sculpture, New York: Abrams Books,1982. Hibbard, Howard. Michelangelo, New York: Harper & Row, 1974. Hirst Michael, “Michelangelo In Florence: David In 1503 and Hercules In 1506,” The Burlington Magazine, 142 (2000): 487–492. Hughes, Anthony, Michelangelo, London: Phaidon Press, 1997. Levine, Saul, "The Location of Michelangelo's David: The Meeting of January 25, 1504", The Art Bulletin, 56 (1974): 31–49. Pope-Hennessy, John, Italian High Renaissance and Baroque Sculpture. London: Phaidon, 1996. Seymour, Charles, Jr. Michelangelo's David: a search for identity (Mellon Studies in the Humanities), Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1967. Vasari, Giorgio, The Lives of the Artists (Penguin Books), “Life of Michelangelo”, pp. 325–442. External links 10 Facts That You Don't Know About Michelangelo's David Michelangelo Buonarroti: David, Art and the Bible The Digital Michelangelo Project, Stanford University Models of wax and clay used by Michelangelo in making his sculpture and paintings The Museums of Florence – The David of Michelangelo 16th-century sculptures Sculptures of the Galleria dell'Accademia Marble sculptures in Italy Outdoor sculptures in Florence Monuments and memorials in Florence Sculptures by Michelangelo Sculptures depicting David Vandalized works of art in Italy Tourist attractions in Florence Colossal statues Nude sculptures Republicanism in Europe Sculptures of men in Italy