More 'botched restoration' in Spain?
September 10 2018
Picture: BBC
It's not quite as bad as 'Monkey Jesus Lady', but in Spain, another over-enthusiastic church restoration job has attracted attention. In the village of El Ranadoiro (popn. 28), parishioner Maria Luisa Menendez decided to brighten up a wooden icon, but not everyone approved.
I think it looks great. If Jeff Koons had done it, they'd be selling replicas for millions.
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