US EditionSpanish artist behind viral botched Jesus fresco dies at 94
Her 2012 restoration of a 19th-century fresco sparked a viral meme and boosted Borja tourism from 5,000 to 40,000 visitors, raising over €50,000 for charity.
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Cecilia Giménez, Whose Botched Restoration Became an Icon, Dies at 94
Cecilia Giménez, an amateur Spanish artist most widely known for her errant restoration of a 20th-century fresco that became a viral tourist attraction, has died at the age of 94. Eduardo Arilla, the mayor of the northeastern Spanish town of Borja, confirmed her passing to the local publication Heraldo yesterday, December 29. Giménez had been living in a nursing home in Borja, according to the publication. In 2012, with permission from a local p…
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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