Da Vinci admits he edited the painting of The Last Supper

One of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance, has apologised "for any confusion" after he admitted editing a painting of The Last Supper. His statement was posted on the Vatican social media, after the Pope retracted the picture over editing concerns. "Like many artists, I do occasionally experiment with positioning," said Leonado. “Obviously they weren’t all sitting down one side of the table, that would be just mad. If I had depicted them as they were placed we would only have seen the backs of their heads

Several cardinals noted an "inconsistency in alignment of Thomas's raised hand". In his statement on X, formerly Twitter, the painter said: "Hands are really difficult. Have you ever tried to draw a hand? Why do you think Homer Simpson only has three fingers?."

According to art community sources, there were "minor adjustments" made by the artist to the picture that was then posted on an end wall of the dining hall at the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. The Vatican said it would not be reissuing the original unedited painting, which is believed to show John consulting his iphone, and Judas arguing with a waiter over the bill and who had dessert. They added, “If we had wanted accuracy we would have asked the bloke who did the Turin Shroud.

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Identity of toilet artist remains a mystery

The identity of the prolific toilet artist who signs his work as Boggsy remains a mystery.

Boggsy’s work is prolific, often appearing overnight and usually in public toilets. It addresses grand themes such as social injustice, gender identity and lack of loo roll. Occasionally Boggsy has left art work in toilets on private premises, such as at Stormont and, it is rumoured, Buckingham Palace.

Police and Council officials have been unable to identify the culprit. The police are addressing complaints about criminal damage and defamation. A group of councils is seeking reimbursement for the costs of repainting public conveniences and repairing walls and ceilings where Boggsy’s work has been stolen by art lovers. One council hired a private investigator to identify Boggsy, but later admitted, given the absence of any useful results, that this was money down the drain.

The situation is made more complicated because Boggsy has a number of imitators who copy his style. The fakes are usually easy to spot, as Boggsy generally eschews inflammatory statements like ‘Up The Reds’, ‘Also Available In Paperback’ and ‘Suella Braverman s**** c***’. The genuine artworks are typically more subtle attempts to subvert the establishment.

Robin Gunningham, often touted as the real Banksy, has denied that he is Boggsy, but defended his work. In his view, Boggsy’s tribute to Carle Andre (creator of the famous bricks at the Tate), which is made out of blue toilet cleaning blocks, is a work of genius.

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