Who can forget the terrible restoration of the fresco painting of the Ecce Homo by the Spanish painter Elías García Martínez in 2012 that went viral? The restoration by Cecilia Gimenez, an untrained elderly amateur artist, left the original artwork which showed Jesus Christ crowned with thorns being turned into what the internet dubbed ‘Potato Jesus’ or ‘Monkey Christ’. Ecce Homo by the Spanish painter Elías García Martínez (Left and middle), after the restoration (Right). However, the furniture restorer obviously botched the painting, given that it was not furniture. They destroy things.”Reports state that the art collector has now approached a professional restorer in hopes of fixing his artwork.

Source: Hindustan Times June 24, 2020 10:52 UTC