US EditionItaly investigates church painting of angel restored to look like Meloni
The restoration of a fresco angel figure resembling PM Meloni sparked a political probe after opposition parties raised concerns about potential art politicization.
- Meloni joked on her Instagram account, 'No, I certainly don't look like an angel,' after a fresco in Rome's Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina appeared to resemble her.
- The Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina, Rome contains a marble bust of Umberto II with a fresco of two angels above it, revealing detailed imagery after restoration.
- La Repubblica reported the restorer defended his work and insisted he `restored what was already there 25 years ago`.
- Officials said the expert look-over will determine the nature of the works carried out and decide what further steps might be taken after opposition complaints.
- Some of Italy's press asked whether the premier served as inspiration for a cherub near the main building of the Italian government, with the basilica's priest telling ANSA `There is indeed a certain resemblance.
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A newly renovated fresco in Rome makes a lot of talk about her. The reason: one of the angels looks strangely like Giorgia Meloni, head of the Italian government.
In the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina, in the heart of Rome, a barely restored fresco is at the center of a controversy. The face of an angel repainted, holding a parchment on which appears a map of Italy and pretending to watch over a bust of King Humbert II, the last ruler of Italy, has disturbing similarities with that of the head of government, Giorgia Meloni. Hasard or intentional gesture of the restorer? The question divides.
A fresco in a basilica in Rome has been restored, and since then, many have speculated that an angel in the painting resembles Prime Minister Meloni. The Ministry of Culture has launched an investigation.
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