Spanish woman who found fame for botching fresco restoration dies
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Cecilia Giménez, the Spanish woman who gained international notoriety for her botched restoration of the "Ecce Homo" fresco in Borja, Spain, died at age 94. In 2012, Giménez, then 81, attempted to restore the 19th-century painting in her local church, resulting in a widely ridiculed image nicknamed "Monkey Christ." Despite the initial backlash, the altered fresco became a tourist attraction, drawing thousands of visitors to the small town and generating revenue for charity. Giménez, who said she had permission to restore the painting, later held her own art exhibition. The mayor of Borja acknowledged her dedication to the church and generosity in a Facebook post confirming her death.
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