> What is it about original artwork that makes it so important as to need eternal preservation? In David's case, maybe the fact that Michelangelo was able to c

> What is it about original artwork that makes it so important as to need eternal preservation? In David's case, maybe the fact that Michelangelo was able to carve it out of a fragile and partially sculpted block that at least two other great artists refused to use. It's an engineering feat at least as much as an artistic one.