Tag: Italian
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Italian Culture Minister Will Not Attend Venice Biennale Opening in Protest of Russia’s Participation
Italian culture minister Alessandro Giuli will not attend the opening of the Venice Biennale as a protest against the Russian Pavilion, which marks the country’s return to the exhibition following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The news was announced in a statement from the Ministry of Culture, which noted that Giuli will neither travel to read more
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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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