Overview
- RAI’s opening titles featured a version of Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man without genitals that then morphs into winter athletes.
- Corriere della Sera highlighted the change, prompting public questions about what happened to the drawing’s anatomy.
- Democratic Party lawmakers brought the issue to Parliament, asking Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli to clarify authorizations and any permission to alter the image.
- RAI said the global feed and graphics came from Olympic Broadcasting Services and were aired without any intervention, calling reports of its role "fake news."
- OBS described the graphic as an homage rather than a direct reproduction and said it obtained clearance from the Gallerie dell’Accademia and Italy’s Ministry of Culture.