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 ...

The face of an angel on a fresco in Italy that provoked outrage because of its resemblance to Giorgia Meloni has been ...

A figure resembling Italy’s prime minister on a church wall has been scrubbed out after an outcry over blurring the lines ...

The Vatican has stepped in after a freshly restored church fresco in Rome sparked controversy for featuring an angel that ...

An artist who restored a fresco in a church in central Rome with a likeness of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has ...

A cherub painting in Rome - restored in 2023 after water damage - attracted large crowds due to its resemblance of Italian ...

Politicians have been sneaking into religious art for centuries. The Byzantine emperor Justinian had himself depicted in a ...

The artist behind the church restoration admitted he had painted the figure in Giorgia Meloni's likeness, before erasing it at the Vatican's request.

The face of an angel that was restored to resemble one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Europe has been scrubbed ...

Following days of intense public debate and a surge of curiosity-seekers, the likeness of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia ...

Italy's Culture Minister launched an investigation into the reconstruction of a church painting, after claims it had been ...

A figure resembling Italy’s prime minister on a Rome church wall blurred the lines between religion and politics ...