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Botched Restoration in Spanish Church Yields Uncanny Cherubim
Cultural heritage advocates in Soria are calling for increased regulation as critics draw comparisons to the infamous “Monkey Christ” fiasco.
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A Nightmarish Restoration of the Ghent Altarpiece Wool Go Down in Meme History
A $2.4 million restoration of the Ghent Altarpiece will be best remembered as meme fodder. This lamb has seen some things, man.
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Botched Spanish Sculpture Restoration Evokes the Infamy of Beast Jesus
A church in a small Spanish city entrusted the restoration of a neglected artwork to an amateur art restorer. Sound familiar?
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Worshipping at the Altar of Beast Jesus
Since Cecilia Giménez Zueco transformed Elías García Martínez’s "Ecce Homo" into the viral sensation "Monkey Jesus," the Santuario de Misericordia has been turned into an interactive tribute to the two artists' improbable collaboration.
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A Pilgrimage to Beast Jesus
Cecilia Giménez Zueco's botched restoration of a small fresco in Spain looks as entrancingly bad in person as it does in pictures.
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Second Coming of Beast Jesus Spotted in Canada [UPDATED]
After vandals stole baby Jesus's head off a sculpture, a local artist replaced it — with disconcerting results.