US EditionAn angel resembling Italy’s Meloni is painted over after an outcry from church and state
The cherub's face resembling Prime Minister Meloni was removed after attracting large crowds and sparking investigations into unauthorized changes to sacred art.
- Diocese of Rome officials instructed technicians to modify the fresco after it resembled Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and the decorator's initiative was not communicated to authorities.
- The Diocese of Rome said the alterations were unauthorized and tasked Cardinal Baldassare Reina to determine responsibilities, emphasizing protection of artistic and spiritual heritage.
- Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli sent technical officials to inspect the fresco and ascertain the nature of the intervention, while investigators seek the 2000 cherub's original appearance.
- Giorgia Meloni distanced herself on Instagram, saying she `did not look like an angel`, while opposition parties called for an investigation and warned against art as a `tool for propaganda`.
- The basilica's consecration in 440 underscores the historic setting for the controversy, while Bruno Valentinetti denied modelling the cherub on the prime minister and referenced the 2000 original.
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The face of an angel fresco resembling Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been removed from the wall of a Roman church.
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