Woman who botched Spanish fresco of Jesus wants royalties

[icymist]

A Spanish woman whose botched restoration of a century-old fresco of Jesus became an international laughingstock now wants a slice of the revenues the work is generating, as thousands of tourists are drawn to the church.

According to the Spanish newspaper El Correro, the octogenarian amateur restorer has hired a lawyer and wants to copyright the image, which a BBC correspondent likened to “a crayon sketch of a very hairy monkey in an ill-fitting tunic.”

The ham-fisted restoration by Cecilia Gimenez became an internet sensation in August, and since then has attracted an estimated 30,000 visitors to the church in the northern town of Borja, according to the paper.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/09/20/fresco-jesus-botched-lawyers.html

[mazzarro]

1. Well she too has to cash in somehow. She is also part of the story - don't you think? -- n/t

[Posteritatis]

8. Not really sure why she deserves an award for destroying something. (nt)

[FSogol]

15. She should offer her restoration services. Bring her any painting or fresco

and she'll restore it for a fee. Maybe let her do some talks on restoration at the local U? I'd go see that.

[louis-t]

2. I think they should let her stand next to the painting

so everyone who walks by can laugh at her. Oh, and then she should go to jail for defacing a priceless artifact while passing herself off as a 'restorer'. I don't think she has learned anything from this.

[Brickbat]

6. Well, it was hardly a "priceless artifact." It was a very nice effort by a local artist but it held

no artistic importance.

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. lol. She totally messed up that painting.

[icymist]

4. I find the whole thing halirous!

First, she destroys a famous painting! Then the church begins charging admission because everyone wants to see the destroyed art! Now she wants cut in on the money the church is making charging people to view the destroyed artwork!

[KurtNYC]

5. I think SHE owes royalties to the makers of that magnet beard thing

Wooly Willy.

[MattBaggins]

7. Work for hire

[lame54]

9. She can get a job doing Romney's make-up

[FSogol]

14. DUzy!

[Warren DeMontague]

10. I can't hear this story without thinking of this:

[jsr]

11. A classic!!

LOL.

[louis-t]

12. Mr. Bean....Ha!!!

Funny stuff. What movie is that from, I can't remember. Not Rat Race, is it?

[Warren DeMontague]

13. I think it was actually the mr bean movie.

Or maybe just called "bean"

[Tom Ripley]

16. I think she is a genius (no irony intended)

I like to think Duchamp would have agreed with me

[Blue_Tires]

17. at least the church will take the proceeds and hire a professional this time

man, that shit looks like kindergarten finger-painting...

[markpkessinger]

18. A professional to do what???

It has already been determined that the fresco has been irretrievably ruined.

[Blue_Tires]

20. have a real artist do a new one somewhere else, i guess...

[Raine]

19. Ugh she made a hideous mess of that, she should pay for damaging it. nt

[Le Taz Hot]

21. A very clever DUer

referred to it as "Chia Jesus."

[Chiyo-chichi]

22. Some people would probably pay to have a "painting" by Cecilia,

so she should get some canvasses and go to work. Or she could cash in on t-shirts. But she sure doesn't deserve a cut of the tourist revenue. She'll have to find an honest way to fleece them.