The bust statue of a former Romanian Prime Minister's wife is likely to be taken down from a park in the Romanian city of Targu Jiu, after some local and central authorities complained of the statue’s too voluptuous bosom.

The bust of Arethia Tatarescu, wife of former Romanian Prime Minister Gheorhe Tatarescu, was found to be 'too attractive', and not corresponding reality. The official explanation from the Culture Ministry is that the work of art needs to be taken down for aesthetic reasons.

The artist who created the bust, Paul Popescu, said that a state secretary within the Culture Ministry confessed when making a local visit that the statue was too 'appealing', according to Digi24.

Some details were exaggerated, agrees the head of the culture and patrimony division in Gorj county, Pompiliu Ciolacu. “Artistically, there were exaggerations. Esthetically, it means it does not correspond to the real image of the personality,” he explained.

Meanwhile, the Culture Ministry also argues that both statues, of the former Prime Minister and of his wife, were erected in the park without proper permits. The statues were inaugurated in fall 2013.

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(photo source: impactingorj.com)