Rendering on painting(3)

The article I would like to present is headlined “Spanish fresco restoration botched by amateur”. The author of the article is not mentioned. It was published on http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19349921  in August 23, 2012. The article is dedicated to an elderly parishioner who had stunned Spanish cultural officials with an alarming and unauthorized attempt to restore a prized Jesus Christ fresco.

The aim of the author is to provide the reader with some information about the unexpected damage of fresco be Cecilia Gimenez and her real intentions.

The article can be divided into two parts. The first part deals with the donation of Cecilia Jimenez. She is in her 80s, was reportedly upset at the way the fresco had deteriorated and took it on herself to "restore" the image. She claimed to have had the permission of the priest to carry out the job. The author stresses that the once-dignified portrait now resembles a crayon sketch of a very hairy monkey in an ill-fitting tunic and that the delicate brush strokes of Elias Garcia Martinez had been buried under a haphazard splattering of paint.

In the second part the author writes that Ecce Homo (Behold the Man) by Elias Garcia Martinez has held pride of place in the Sanctuary of Mercy Church near Zaragoza for more than 100 years. He adds that the fresco is not thought to be very valuable, but has a high sentimental value for local people and he goes on to say that art historians are expected to meet at the church soon to discuss how to precede.

I found this article knowledgeable and useful. My point is that local authorities must try to prevent such extraordinary cases. This attempt to restore not the masterpiece but the important fresco by amateur was a failure. I think it’s lamentably that someone’s good intentions can bring such harm.