Tag: Fresco
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Italian Prime Minister’s Face Erased from Rome Fresco After Vatican Complains
The face of an angel who appeared to resemble Italy’s right-wing Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has been removed from a fresco in a Roman church after complaints from Vatican officials. The image appeared in a chapel of the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Lucina, where artist Bruno Valentinetti restored a fresco he originally painted in read more
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Does This Restored Roman Fresco Depict Italy’s Prime Minister?
News The recent restoration, which bears an uncanny resemblance to far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, is currently under investigation. A fresco of an angel in the Lucina Basilica in Rome, Italy, allegedly resembles Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni. (left: photo by Riccardo De Luca/Anadolu via Getty Images; right: photo by Marco Iacobucci/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Italian read more
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