Cecilia Gimenez Dies at 94 After Botched Restoration Fame
Cecilia Gimenez died at the age of 94 after achieving global fame for her botched 2012 restoration of a century-old fresco. Eduardo Arilla confirmed her passing in a nursing home years after her attempt to repair the "Ecce Homo" mural in Borja went viral. Although the distorted image was widely mocked as "Monkey Jesus," the sensation transformed the local church into a major tourist destination.Eduardo Arilla confirmed her passing in a nursing home years after her attempt to repair the "Ecce Homo" mural in Borja went viral.Although the distorted image was widely mocked as "
Monkey Jesus," the sensation transformed the local church into a major tourist destination.
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