#monkeychrist

@footnot3.bsky.social

5 days ago

Monkey Christ: The World’s Worst Art Restoration 🎨
This 100-year-old church fresco was accidentally "restored" into a global meme. 🎨 Behold "Monkey Christ"—the viral fail that saved a dying Spanish town.

#MonkeyChrist #ArtHistory #Memes #WeirdHistory #Footnote

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NoGoodWar💙

@bravoechonone.bsky.social

4 weeks ago

From the todayilearned community on Reddit: TIL the botched restoration nicknamed "Monkey Christ" was deemed more culturally relevant than the original painting and preserved as-is. Tens of thousands ... Explore this post and more from the todayilearned community

We are living in an age of the Monkey Christ
Everyone quick bow down and worship before the end times 💙

www.reddit.com/r/todayilear...

#monkeychrist
#relevant
#bestofreddit

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MikeTurkey

@miketurkey.bsky.social

3 months ago

That Fresco Wasn't So Bad After All - The Woman Who Painted It Has Passed Away The creator of "that fresco" that stunned the world in 2012 has passed away at 94. A reflection on the message of "being yourself until the very end," connecting the painting to the story of samurai M...

Remember that fresco from Spain in 2012?
Do you know what happened next? That devout woman has passed away...
It might change the way you see that painting.

www.miketurkey.com/html/article...

#MonkeyChrist #EcceHomo #Spain #RestorationFail #RIP #Throwback #Viral2012 #MuscularDystrophy #Samurai

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DesignTAXI

@designtaxi.com

3 months ago

Cecilia Giménez, painter behind the botched 'Monkey Christ' Ecce Homo restoration, dies aged 94 Cecilia Giménez, the Spanish amateur painter whose attempt to restore a fading church fresco unexpectedly turned her into a global internet figure, has died at the age of 94. Her death was confirmed b...

Cecilia Giménez, the painter tied to the botched Ecce Homo restoration known as “Monkey Christ,” is remembered for a moment that reshaped a town and surprised the world. 🕊️ #CeciliaGimenez #MonkeyChrist #EcceHomo #ViralArt

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