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. But what the collector received in return bore virtually no relation to the painting he had handed over – despite two attempts to restore it.The Virgin Mary’s innocent face came back generations older and misshapen, featuring lumpy red lips, one eye higher than the other and a finish to the painting that resembled Crayola.
In 2012, the small north-eastern Spanish town of Borja made headlines across the world after a parishioner attempted to restore Elías García Martínez’s work, painted in 1930.The restoration of the Ecce Homo, also dubbed ‘Monkey Christ’, became a global laughing stock Comparisons have also been drawn with another dodgy restoration of a 16th century polychrome statue of Saint George and the Dragon from northern Spain.
The latest botched job has caused such outrage that art conservation experts in Spain have now called on the government to enforce stricter laws around restoration work to preserve the country’s history. Mr Carrera said: ‘I don’t think this guy – or these people – should be referred to as restorers. Let’s be honest: they’re bodgers who botch things up. They destroy things.’Mr Carrera said that current laws allow people who do not have the necessary skills to carry out the job and that the latest case further highlights the need for a ban on anyone who is not professionally trained.
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