An angel resembling Italy's Meloni is painted over after an outcry from church and state

Call it divine intervention, or maybe just a hasty fix-it job to put an end to days of speculation and scandal. But the end result is that the Angel Meloni is no more. A painting of a cherub with a face bearing a remarkable resemblance to Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni had attracted large crowds to the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina, one of the

In Italy, church and state investigate the appearance of a cherub seemingly modeled on Meloni

There is a long tradition of painters depicting real people in their religious art, but the appearance in a Roman church of a cherub that bears a striking resemblance to Premier Giorgia Meloni has sparked a minor scandal for both church and state in Italy. The diocese of Rome and the Italian Culture Ministry both launched investigations into the recent

An angel resembling Italy's Meloni is painted over after an outcry from church and state

In Italy, church and state investigate the appearance of a cherub seemingly modeled on Meloni

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