Jan 27, 2016
Yesterday, as part of his tour of Europe, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visited Rome’s Capitoline Museums, where he met Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi. A member of his staff uploaded an impressive photograph of the museum’s iconic equestrian statue to his Instagram, but Rouhani never managed to see a number of the institution’s most ‘grammed and treasured marble sculptures, which museum officials covered up in anticipation of his visit for fear that their nudeness might offend him.
Italians Protect Iranian President’s Virgin Eyes from Nude Art During Museum Visit