The Florida Principal Fired for Allowing a Lesson on Michelangelo’s ‘David’ Went to Italy to See the Sculpture Herself—and Was Rather Impressed

“Michelangelo would have done him wrong to sculpt him in any other way,” Hope Carrasquilla said.
Richard Whiddington, April 28, 2023

The former Tallahassee principal who was forced to resign following parental outrage over sixth-grade students being shown images of Michelangelo’s David in art class has visited the Renaissance masterpiece herself. Her verdict? She’s impressed.
Hope Carrasquilla travelled to Florence’s Accademia Gallery on April 28, along with her husband and two children, at the invitation of director Cecilie Hollberg and was struck by the work’s purity and its grand setting.
“The thing that impresses me the most is that this whole gallery was built for him. I think it’s beautiful, it looks like a church,” Carrasquilla said in a statement. “Michelangelo would have done him wrong to sculpt him in any other way. I think it’s wonderful.”