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AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!: Old Lady Attempts Restoration Of Valuable Religious Fresco, Fails Miserably

August 22, 2012 / ahahahhahahahahhaha, ahahhahaahahhaha, art, can't stop laughing, church, doing it wrong, i can't stop smiling, jesus, my sides hurt i've been laughing about this so hard, oh man that's great, painting, religion, skills: you don't have any, this is the kind of stuff that makes life worth living, viral, woopsie doopsie, you crazy old bag look at what you've done!, you did it wrong

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Apparently an old lady in Spain took it upon herself to repair a valuable fresco of Jesus in a neighboring church. *eyeballing picture* AHHAHHAHHAHAHHAHHA! No word who ever told the old coot she had a lick of talent, but I think we can all agree they're the real criminal here.

The image, painted by 19th-century artist Elías García Martínez, had reportedly been deteriorating for some time.


The woman in her 80s, a neighbour of the church in which the fresco is located, attempted to restore the painting 'without permission but with good intentions'.

But a donation from the artist's granddaughter was about to fix that when the neighbour got in first to have a crack at fixing it up.

Once the budding artist realised she was in over her head, she confessed to local authorities.

A professional restorer is reportedly now set to assess the damage and see if the fresco can be saved.

Wow, I don't even think his dad, God, would recognize him now. He looks like an Eskimo. And maybe he was. What -- I saw The Da Vinci code! And if I learned anything, it's that Tom Hanks plays a great detective. Columbo though -- Columbo will always be number one.

Thanks to Jessicow and venort, who agrees restorations are better left to professionals. Especially hair restorations. Sooooooo...don't just shave and glue pubes to my head -- that what you're saying?

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