Rome, Italy
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A painting in a Rome church has prompted an investigation following complaints that a newly-restored cherub bears a remarkable likeness to the nation’s leader, Giorgia Meloni.
The controversy surrounds restoration works carried out on a painting in the Chapel of the Holy Souls in Purgatory in the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Lucina, central Rome.
Although the work was completed in December, side-by-side images posted to social media in recent days of the restored work and Meloni show a striking resemblance.
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