An Italian restorer has been accused of painting Italy's far-right prime minister Giorgia Meloni into a fresco in a church in ...

The artist has denied modelling the fresco on the prime minister.

The painting, which serves as a monument to Umberto II, who reigned as Italy’s final king for just 34 days, originally showed ...

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.

ROME, Jan 31 (Reuters) - An angel in a church in central Rome has been restored to look like Italian Prime Minister Giorgia ...

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.

Many have noted a striking resemblance between the face of an angel in a restored church in Rome and that of Italy's prime minister. "No, decidedly I do not resemble an angel," Giorgia Meloni has said ...

Italian authorities are investigating restoration work at the Basilica of St Lawrence in Lucina after an angel beside a royal bust was reported to resemble Giorgia Meloni, prompting political reaction ...

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