<div><p>Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi took a break from the rough and tumble of Italian politics Wednesday, shopping for nudes on the French riviera.</p><p>The premier, who is recovering from an attack last month that broke his nose and two teeth, visited the village Saint-Paul-de-Vence on the Cote d'Azur, where he bought four bronze statuettes.</p><p>Art gallery spokesman Loic Deltour described the works as "sensual nudes" worth "several tens of thousands of euros."</p><p>The billionaire media magnate, 73, has been mostly out of the public eye since December 13 when a man -- said to have a long history of psychiatric troubles -- hit him in the face with a miniature model of Milan Cathedral.</p><p>Witnesses said security was visibly tight around the premier during his shopping trip.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=66328685&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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