Meloni Likeness Removed From Rome Church Fresco After Objections

Meloni likeness removed from Rome church fresco after objections

Vatican asks artist to erase image added during restoration work - Anadolu Ajansı

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 Rome 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 2000. Valentinetti initially denied that the angel bore any resemblance to Meloni. He said the recent interventi…