Gilbert Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 MADRID (AP) A small Spanish town is trying to figure out what to do with a 20th-century painting of Christ that has been disfigured by a local artist who was trying to restore it. Juan Maria Ojeda, an official in Borja town, said 80-year-old Celia Gimenez decided to touch up the fresco of Christ wearing a crown of thorns in the Misericordia church. He said no one realized how badly disfigured the painting was until she rang town hall to say what she had done. The fate of the painting, completed in 1930, has made national news in Spain. The fresco is of the genre known as "Ecce Homo" style ("Behold the Man"). But on Thursday some Twitter users were dubbing it "Ecce Mono" ("Behold the Monkey"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 might as well have done this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I think someone needs a time out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brac Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Is Celia Agnostic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 The article doesn't suggest that she was commissioned or given permission to "touch up" the fresco. Don't think she should count on any good references on her work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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