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ROME (AP) One night in early 2019, Rome street artist Alessia Babrow glued a stylized image of Christ she had made onto a bridge near the Vatican. A year later, she was shocked to learn that the Vatican had apparently used a reproduction of her image, which featured her hallmark heart emblazoned across Christ’s chest, as its 2020 Easter postage stamp. Babrow sued the Vatican City State’s telecommunications office in a Rome court last month,.
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May 25, 2021, 9:38 am
Artist Alessia Babrow holds the Vatican stamps next to her street art during an interview with the Associated Press at the Vatican (Andrew Medichini/AP)
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A street artist from Rome has sued the Vatican for apparently using her poster art image of Christ for its Easter 2020 postage stamp without her knowledge or approval.
Alessia Babrow’s lawsuit issued in a Rome court last month accuses the Vatican City State’s telecommunications office of wrongfully profiting off her creativity and violating the original intent of her artwork.
›Artist Alessia Babrow sues Vatican after it issued a stamp using a reproduction of her street art without consent
Artist Alessia Babrow sues Vatican after it issued a stamp using a reproduction of her street art without consent
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Artist Alessia Babrow sues Vatican after it issued a stamp using a reproduction of her street art without consentAP
Last Updated: May 25, 2021, 05:59 PM IST
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The lawsuit, which is seeking nearly 130,000 euros in damages, said the Vatican never responded officially to Alessia Babrow s attempts to negotiate a settlement.
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Babrow sued the Vatican City State s telecommunications office in a Rome court last month, alleging it was wrongfully profiting off her creativity and was violating the original intent of her artwork.