US EditionSpanish artist behind viral botched Jesus fresco dies at 94
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Mega Viral ‘Monkey Jesus’ Fresco Restorer Cecilia Giménez Dies at 94
Sad news for art lovers and anyone big into memes in the back half of 2012: Cecilia Giménez has died at the age of 94. You may not remember her by name, but you know her work. She was the Spanish parishioner whose, uh, let’s say, attempted restoration of an aging fresco of Jesus that became one of the biggest, funniest stories of that past 20 years. Her death was confirmed by Borja mayor Eduardo Arilla, who praised her as a kind, resilient woman…
Mega Viral 'Monkey Jesus' Fresco Restorer Cecilia Giménez Dies at 94
Sad news for art lovers and anyone big into memes in the back half of 2012: Cecilia Giménez has died at the age of 94. You may not remember her by name, but you know her work. She was the Spanish parishioner whose, uh, let’s say, attempted restoration of an aging fresco of Jesus that became one of the biggest, funniest stories of that past 20 years. Her death was confirmed by Borja mayor Eduardo Arilla, who praised her as a kind, resilient woman…
Cecilia Giménez, a Spanish pensioner whose name was widely reported in the media following an unsuccessful attempt to restore a mural in the Spanish village of Borja, has died.
WORLD - Cecilia Giménez, the artist behind the unexpected worldwide success of restoring an "Ecce Homo" in a church in Borja, northern Spain, died yesterday, Monday, at the age of 94, confirmed the town's mayor, Eduardo Arilla. The mayor remembered Cecilia Giménez as a woman of "immense kindness," very […]
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