Behold The 'Potato Head' Of Palencia, Another Botched Art Restoration In Spain

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https://www.npr.org/2020/11/11/933801380/behold-the-potato-head-of-palencia-another-botched-art-restoration-in-spain

A melted face with two round cavities standing in for eyes, a misshapen lump approximating a nose, and an agape maw of a mouth: Behold the latest art "restoration" gone completely wrong in Spain.

The botched work, which is being likened to a "potato head," came to widespread public attention via Facebook posts and photos from a Palencia-based artist, Antonio Guzmán Capel.

The Palencia "restoration" is the latest in an infamous line of nonprofessional art rehabs in Spain, including a 2012 repainting of a 19th-century fresco of Jesus, done by an 81-year-old church member, that gained the unfortunate international nickname of "Monkey Christ."

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No wonder that sheep is bleating!

[GoCubsGo]

1. That sounds like something out of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

And, it looks like Picasso restored it.

[Cirque du So-What]

2. Mr. Bean did a better job trying to repair Whistler's Mother

[StClone]

4. Not his Mother!

That looks more like Whistler's Brother in drag.

[Mike 03]

9. ...

[rusty fender]

5. Hahahaha

[StClone]

3. It's now a Picasso!

[rusty fender]

6. Close, but

no cigar

[Mike 03]

8. Oh wow. It looks like something out of Clive Barker's

Books of Blood.

[Mike 03]

7. You know those very expensive, high-quality art books?

I want one just on botched restorations.

[OneBro]

10. Lowest and winning bid was apparently for $8.99 and a cheese sandwich.

Apparently there was a dispute about whether it was supposed to be cheddar or pepper jack and, well, the rest is history.

[Sneederbunk]

11. Did the GOP have something to do with this?