The Divine Michelangelo: Statue of David, Pieta on Show in Shanghai

A duplicate of Michelangelo's Pieta is on display during the exhibition,The Divine Michelangelo, at the Shanghai Modern Art Museum in Shanghai, Dec. 25, 2016.

These are some of the statues on display during the exhibition,The Divine Michelangelo, at Shanghai Modern Art Museum in Shanghai, Dec. 25, 2016.

A duplicate of Michelangelo's David is on display during the exhibition The Divine Michelangelo at the Shanghai Modern Art Museum in Shanghai, Dec. 25, 2016.

A duplicate of Michelangelo's David is on display during the exhibition The Divine Michelangelo at the Shanghai Modern Art Museum in Shanghai, Dec. 25, 2016.

The Divine Michelangelo, a collaboration between the Shanghai Modern Art Museum and the Florence Casa Buonarroti Museum, presents the artistic career of the legendary artist.

A Michelangelo study of a leg is one of the manuscripts on display during the exhibition, The Divine Michelangelo, at the Shanghai Modern Art Museum in Shanghai, Dec. 25, 2016.

A Michelangelo's manuscript on display during the exhibition, The Divine Michelangelo, at the Shanghai Modern Art Museum in Shanghai, Dec. 25, 2016.

The Divine Michelangelo, a collaboration between the Shanghai Modern Art Museum and the Florence Casa Buonarroti Museum, is now ongoing in Shanghai to feature the artistic career of the legendary artist.

The exhibition, curated by Italian national-level muralist Antonio de Vito, includes 15 manuscripts by Michelangelo and 1:1 duplicate statues of David and the Pieta.

The exhibits on display are valued at 300 million yuan ($43.17 million) and will run from Dec. 28 through March 20.

Credit: China Daily