12.12.12

Polemic Fresco Restoration


The image of the restored Ecce Homo fresco by an 80 year-old lady in a village near Zaragoza was echoed in the media from all over the World. Have a look the following two headlines from newspaper articles published by British newspaper The Guardian:








HEADLINE 1
Ecce Homo's amateur 'restorer' finds notoriety raises interest in her own art
Cecilia Gímenez, the 80-year-old responsible for the 'worst restoration in history', attracts bids for her own painting on eBay




HEADLINE 2
Ecce Homo 'restorer' wants a slice of the royalties
Cecilia Giménez, who made a painting of Jesus look like a very hairy monkey, wants economic compensation


Then, try to match the following comments made by readers with one of the two headlines. There are 3 comments corresponding to each headline.


COMMENT 1 "I will throw a jelly donut at a painting in the Louvre for a pound."

COMMENT 2 "I prefer the restored version."

COMMENT 3 "This is much better than the orginial. Good pictures of Jesus are ten-a-penny. There is only one Jesus that looks like an old lady and painted by an old lady."

COMMENT 4 "Who's to say Jesus didn't actually look like that anyway?
Anyway, I bet she gets a priority place in heaven because at least she gave it her best shot and that's more than anyone else had ever done."

COMMENT 5 "This has got to be a joke. she's lucky not to be prosecuted for vandalism."


COMMENT 6 "Good for her.I bet there haven't been as many people interested in that church as there are now for the last 200 years.
Give her some dosh and let have a go on a few other dusty pictures."


Once you have completed the task, we will discuss about the issue. Are there any comments do you agree with? Why?





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