Restoration Fail - again
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Another Amateur Art Restorer in Spain
Spain, the country most famous for producing botched art restorations, has produced, for your viewing pleasure, yet another mauled artwork, this time in the city of Palencia.
What was once a handsomely carved smiling female figure surrounded by livestock has been transformed into a claymation nightmare.
In this case, which was first reported by a local news outlet, the results resemble a failed facelift undertaken on some poor, unwitting snowman. It’s almost as if a child was tasked with the job.
But really, what child could produce such a nightmare?
The female figure’s head, once tilted downward, is now a smooth, egg shape, with cockeyed mismatched eye sockets stuck on. The figure’s nose is a soft mound, and the mouth is formed by two thin, slightly upturned lips, her cheeks and chin nowhere to be found.
Taken together, the figure now resembles Donald Trump, one Twitter user noted, right down to the asymmetrical hair swoop.
Sí, ha vuelto a ocurrir. #Palencia tiene ya su propio #eccehomo Sospecho que la restauradora igual era pro #Trump
️ y se ha dejado llevar por la emoción de estos días en las #EleccionesEEUU pic.twitter.com/sXS0H2AJxg— Aitor Loizaga (@aitorloizaga) November 10, 2020
On Facebook, Palencia resident Antonio Guzmán Capel noted that, while the restorer was doubtless at fault, the real criminal here was surely whomever commissioned the job and did nothing to rectify the grievous situation.The other botched restorations mentioned:
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/amateur-artist-restores-15th-century-religious-shrine-1345679
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/botched-st-george-restoration-spain-1309535
