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Saturday, August 25, 2012

Retouching the face of Christ

Posted on 7:46 AM by Unknown

Damaged: Moisture in the church caused the surface of the fresco to deteriorate

Presumably you have heard of the Spanish woman who decided the picture of the face of Christ in her local church was a little damaged and so thought she would do a little re-touching.

It ended up like this:
'Repaired': The image bears more resemblance to a character from Planet of the Apes than to Jesus after a woman in her 80's 'repaired' it without permission
The story is rich in metaphors. I'd hate to think what else this old lady might get up to in her parish.
I am sure the same or worst would happen if the parish priest got his paint brush out but I rather think he has a responsibility for preserving the face of Christ but if the image is lost or damaged or obscured by old ladies... what then?

It should have looked like this
:Original: Elias Garcia Martinez's 'Ecce Homo', which has been admired by worshippers at the Sanctuary of Mercy Church in Zaragoza, Spain, for more than 120 years
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