{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Street Art Cities","provider_url":"https://streetartcities.com","title":"Lionel Messi by Maximilano Bagnasco","description":"One side of a dormitory for medical students in downtown Tirana has been covered by a mural of Lionel Messi.Argentine painter Maximiliano Bagnasco is taking part in the Tirana MuralFest 2023 and decided to go with the soccer great, his idol.The 25x10-meter mural of a bearded and smiling Messi, wearing Argentina’s white-and-blue national team jersey with the No. 10, will cover part of a building at a crossroad near the capital city’s main hospitals.“It is a source of pride for me … that my work has become known for painting them, our idols,” the 41-year-old Bagnasco told The Associated Press.Bagnasco has also painted a mural of Diego Maradona in Naples, as well as in Miami and other places. Maradona also won a World Cup with Argentina wearing the No. 10 shirt. He then led Napoli to its first two Italian league titles in 1987 and 1990 before the team won a third this season.[By APNEWS.com]","author_name":"Sarmsei","author_url":"https://streetartcities.com/users/ace872a1-46df-42ce-85d1-532b29cee1a2","thumbnail_url":"https://streetartcities.com/media/5/55d848f9-2b0c-4276-a523-0e2cba4fe2a9/1024.jpg","thumbnail_width":1024,"width":480,"height":480,"html":"","cache_age":3600}