06-26-2018, 09:26 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44619416
(Source: Artus Restauración Patrimonio; Above article)
A lick of paint can do a lot to lift a drab interior, but when it comes to historic sculptures it turns out the job is best left to experts.
That is what a church in Spain discovered after hiring an arts and crafts teacher to freshen up a 16th century wooden sculpture of St George.
Images shared on social media showed the warrior with a transformed pink face and bright coloured armour.
Cultural officials have blasted the botched attempt as "frightening".
"We cannot tolerate more attacks on our cultural heritage," Spain's art conservation association (ACRE) said in a statement. "It shows a frightening lack of training of the kind required for this sort of job."
Wow, that's awful . Makes him look like a child.
It's not as bad as the "Monkey Jesus", but that's really not saying much....
(Source: Artus Restauración Patrimonio; Above article)
A lick of paint can do a lot to lift a drab interior, but when it comes to historic sculptures it turns out the job is best left to experts.
That is what a church in Spain discovered after hiring an arts and crafts teacher to freshen up a 16th century wooden sculpture of St George.
Images shared on social media showed the warrior with a transformed pink face and bright coloured armour.
Cultural officials have blasted the botched attempt as "frightening".
"We cannot tolerate more attacks on our cultural heritage," Spain's art conservation association (ACRE) said in a statement. "It shows a frightening lack of training of the kind required for this sort of job."
Wow, that's awful . Makes him look like a child.
It's not as bad as the "Monkey Jesus", but that's really not saying much....
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