<P> In 1873, the statue of David was removed from the piazza, to protect it from damage, and displayed in the Accademia Gallery, Florence, where it attracted many visitors . A replica was placed in the Piazza della Signoria in 1910 . </P> <P> In 1991, a mentally disturbed artist named Piero Cannata attacked the statue with a hammer he had concealed beneath his jacket; in the process of damaging the toes of the left foot, he was restrained . </P> <P> On 12 November 2010, a fiberglass replica of the David was installed on the roofline of Florence Cathedral, for one day only . Photographs of the installation reveal the statue the way the Operai who commissioned the work originally expected it to be seen . </P> <P> In 2010, a dispute over the ownership of David arose when, based on a legal review of historical documents, the municipality of Florence claimed ownership of the statue in opposition to the Italian Culture Ministry, which disputes the municipality claim . </P>

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