Mormon leaders condemned for photoshopping a 1650s painting to cover Mary's cleavage [View all]
The Church of the Latter-day Saint (LDS) have been condemned for photoshopping a 17th Century painting of the Virgin Mary to make her clothing more modest.
LDS released 18 nativity scene images for its members to download for the holiday season, including an edited image of Italian painter Carlo Maratta's 1650s painting The Holy Night painting, which has since been taken off the site.
In Maratta's original artwork, Mary can be seen flanked by three angels while she held her newborn close to her chest, which the painter included a tiny bit of cleavage.
However, the classic artwork was modified before being released to the church's members, drawing her neckline up higher and eliminated the angels surrounding her.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11588083/Mormon-Church-condemned-photoshopping-painting-Virgin-Mary-cover-bust-shoulders.html
The European sector of the church also blurred Jesus' genitals in Domenico Ghirlandaio's nativity scene (pictured) this year during their Christmas concert
In 2011, it also altered Carl Bloch's The Resurrection by removing the angels' wings and covering the females' shoulders
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