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Feb 4 • 11:42 UTC • 🇮🇹 Italy • Il Giornale

"The Vatican told me." The restorer erases the face of the angel Meloni

A painting in the church of San Lorenzo in Lucina, initially resembling Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, was altered by restorer Bruno Valentinetti, who claimed he was instructed to do so by the Vatican.

#vatican #giorgia meloni #art restoration #italy #politics

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