When a Spanish octogenarian was asked to restore a fading fresco painting of Jesus in the town of Borja, Spain, no one could have predicted the viral sensation to follow.
Cecilia Giménez, an amateur painter, turned the almost 100-year-old painting into whatever this is on the right:
Local press called it “the worst restoration in history,” a title one Canadian sculptor would like to bring home.
A Sudbury artist recently volunteered to re-sculpt the head of baby Jesus at a local church after it was beheaded by vandals. Father Gerard Lajeunesse of St Anne des Pins accepted the offer since professionally re-heading the statue would come at a cost of around $10,000.
It’s a classic case of you get what you pay for…
Photo: Marina von Stackelberg/CBC
The good news for hurt, surprised, and disappointment parishioners, per the CBC, is that the new clay head will likely erode soon in the rain and a second draft will follow.
“I don’t expect it to last long. She plans on sculpting in stone sometime next year,” said Lajeunesse. “It’s a first try. It’s a first go. And hopefully what is done at the end will please everyone.”
“I wasn’t trained for this in seminary.” Indeed.
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