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The Florence museum housing Michelangelo’s Renaissance masterpiece the David on Sunday invited parents and students from a Florida charter school to visit after complaints about a lesson featuring the statue forced the principal to resign.

“Mistaking art for pornography is just ridiculous,” tweeted Florence Mayor Dario Nardella, who invited Hope Carrasquilla to view the 17-foot sculpture at his city’s Accademia museum.

“Parents choose this school because they want a certain kind of education,” the chair of the school board said. “The rights of parents, that trumps the rights of kids.” 

Florence Mayor Dario Nardella heard the news all the way in Italy and tweeted that "mistaking art for pornography is just ridiculous."

The principal of a Florida charter school says she was forced to resign after some parents complained about a sixth-grade lesson on Renaissance art that featured Michelangelo's "David" sculpture, which at least one parent says exposed students to pornographic material.

Renaissance art masterpiece

Italian officials have invited families and staff to visit the statue of David by Michelangelo after principal was pressured to resign over the image.

Florence Mayor Dario Nardella heard the news all the way in Italy and tweeted that "mistaking art for pornography is just ridiculous."

The mayor of Florence has invited an American headteacher sacked for showing students pictures of Michelangelo's nude masterpiece David.

Parents complained when sixth-grade students were shown photos of Michelangelo's "David" statue during an art history lesson.