Street artist sues Vatican for using street art image on stamp

Babrow glued a stylised image of Christ she had made on to a bridge near the Vatican one night in early 2019.

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)

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.