Jesus Painting Restoration


Her last restoration job before returning to the united states to open her fine art restoration studio in new york was at the vatican.

Jesus painting restoration. Restoration of frescoes in the sistine chapel was the most extensive restoration work of the twentieth century. An elderly parishioner has stunned spanish cultural officials with an alarming and unauthorised attempt to restore a prized jesus christ fresco. But many art critics believe it was unsuccessful. Despite a valiant effort the tragically failed restoration went viral and gimenezs attempt was met with mockery and scorn.

She has restored paintings by 16th century painter paris. In 2012 cecilia gimenez an 82 year old widow and amateur painter attempted to restore ecce homo an almost century old fresco of jesus crowned with thorns in her local church in borja spain. Ecce homo behold the man by elias garcia martinez. The ecce homo behold the man in the sanctuary of mercy church in borja spain is a fresco painted circa 1930 by the spanish painter elias garcia martinez depicting jesus crowned with thornsboth the subject and style are typical of traditional catholic art.

There was a before and an after for the repainted ecce homo the. Spanish painter cecilia gimenez kate mckinnon discusses ruining the portrait of jesus christ titled ecce homo explaining that she painted it the way she did because he looked like a monkey man. When the masters were clearing the soot they touched the top layer of the frescoes those with corrections by michelangelo himself. The painting at the heart of this story isnt an original like the spanish monkey jesus fresco that a churchgoer with no qualifications just decided to paint over below.

Alas cecilia gimenezs fix rendered. Cecilia gimenez the spanish woman who really messed up when she tried to restore a 19th century fresco of jesus now wants a piece of the action from the 2000 or so euros 2600 her church has. As a result some of the characters even lost their eyes. The restoration has brought thousands of tourists to the church.

Ecce Homo Martinez And Gimenez Borja Wikipedia

Ecce Homo Martinez And Gimenez Borja Wikipedia

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Tourists Flock To See Botched Jesus Painting Restoration In Spain

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Infamous Botched Jesus Painting Now A Major Tourist Attraction

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Botched Restoration Of Jesus Fresco Miraculously Saves Spanish