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An attempt to restore a copy of baroque artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo’s The Immaculate Conception of Los Venerables has turned its beatific Virgin Mary into a misshapen lump with red lips.
Immediately drawing comparisons to the viral “Beast Jesus” restoration fail of 2012, this latest attempt by an amateur restorer is prompting experts in Spain to call for more stringent regulations.
The anonymous owner of the marred Murillo work paid €1,200 ($1,350) for it to be cleaned by a furniture restorer, Europa Press reported, and was outraged when not one, but two attempts resulted in a complete disfiguration. More
Nailed it.
That’s tragic and hilarious at the same time.
I’ve seen better airbrushing on the tailgate of a Mexican pickup truck.
A quote from Monty Python seems appropriate here, “No one expects the Spanish Inquisition.”
Who knew the baby Jesus was actually Lisa Simpson.
Canadian church, and they paid $10,000 CAD.
I’m pretty sure Jesus laughed at his. Now he can laugh at his mom’s.
Maybe they should allow some artists to give it a whirl.
A furniture restorer? I made a clay ashtray once. I’d do it for a lot less than $1200.
I love it !!!
They must have consulted Heironymus Bosch for some tips.
It’s actually more hilarious than tragic. The Beast Jesus was hysterical when I first saw it. I recall I couldn’t stop laughing every time I saw the pic. Nothing lasts forever, everything will fade away, even a rock will turn into sand. Let things be, helping makes it worse.
Hey look!! It’s re-imagined classical art!
eyes are hard………..
OMG! Such ham-handed “restorers” should be dragged behind a pickup truck down a long dusty Texas road.
Such work deserves not one – not two – but a triple STNG Picard/Riker facepalm.
She turned Mary into Gretchen Whitmer
Are they suffering from Sum Ting Wong?
Jut think of all the money he saved by having a 10 year old restorer do the work!
Perhaps the reason why there are so many “starving artists” is because so many of them suck.
Best line: “I don’t think this guy—or these people—should be referred to as restorers.” Fernando Carrera, professor in conservation and restoration. The owner of the painting replied, “Ya, think?”
“Don’t Drink and Restore.”
Being completely objective, I don’t believe I could have fucked it up worse.
And iotwR has experienced my “artwork” (during the “draw Mahomet” thing).
izlamo delenda est …
The nostrils are following me around the room. Creepy.
Was the furniture restorer a Muslim?
Somewhat off-topic: I watched a segment of Between the Wars, with Indy Nidell last night, on the Spanish Civil War. The similarities to our current civil unrest are chilling. Watch it if you get a chance, on YouTube.
Edit: Indy Nidell was the presenter; he wasn’t watching it with me. Sister Michael Ann would be appalled by the deterioration of my grammar skills since 6th grade.
A definition of art I came up with in college:
1. If I look at it and can’t tell what it is, it isn’t art.
2. If I could have painted it myself,
it’s not art.
Can you imagine PAYING someone to destroy your beautiful art piece?
– Shouldn’t the owners ask for credentials, prior samples, before handing their art to these destructive amateurs?
Looks like the experts in Spain should have called for stringent regulations after the last screw up.