A Spanish art restoration is being referred to as “The Potato Head of Palencia,” thanks to a botched job on a façade. Spain is notorious for botched art restorations and The Potato Head of Palencia is just another one added to the country’s list.
Most famously, Cecilia Giménez attempted to restore a painting in 2012 that took the internet by storm. Named “Ecce Mono” (“Behold the Monkey”) for its primate-like appearance, the restoration went viral and even ended up making the painting a major tourist attraction, with the region seeing around 16,000 visitors a year.
Apparently, botched art restorations happen frequently in Spain because Spanish law allows amateurs to repair historic pieces. Um, excuse me?
The most recent botched piece dates back to the early 20th century, the façade is part of a building on Calle Mayor, the center of Palencia.
NAILED IT! (Palencia statue restoration in Spain) pic.twitter.com/VNiz8FwBb4
— Seattle Sasquatch (@SasquatchNHL) November 11, 2020
#art #restoration in #Spain : Spanish law currently allows amateurs to repair historic artworks, which explains the number of botched art restorations, such as Monkey Jesus here below https://t.co/ghe9QVKNod pic.twitter.com/SwwXSbOVdL
— Horia-Victor Lefter (@horia_victor) November 13, 2020
If you haven’t been closely following the series of botched restorations in Spain… you’ve missed a lot. pic.twitter.com/gTaJ3itY2r
— Payt (@paytholomew) November 13, 2020
And you know what? Spain’s lax restoration laws are making for some good entertainment around the world.
Spain, the country most famous for producing botched art restorations, has produced, for your viewing pleasure, yet another mauled artwork, this time in the city of Palencia.
oOps! pic.twitter.com/VbW5781NHX
— Bubblegum Pop (@word_lambition) November 11, 2020
Spain, the country most famous for producing botched art restorations, has produced, for your viewing pleasure, yet another mauled artwork, this time in the city of Palencia.
oOps! pic.twitter.com/VbW5781NHX
Have y’all heard about this “botched” art restoration going on in Spain? I had no idea and now I can’t stop laughing/gasping in horror! https://t.co/nBHqhNOrTB pic.twitter.com/2kDZLJJOkg
— Magical Overload (@MagicalOverload) November 12, 2020
Look how much fun people are having with it!
Did you notice how Spain’s botched art restoration looks like Trump? pic.twitter.com/Oi77DMCfK2
— We Just Did! 46 (@We_Just_Did46) November 13, 2020
This latest botched art restoration from Spain looks like the inverse of what happened to the Emperor in the special edition of Empire Strikes Back. 😆 pic.twitter.com/eCzBlK5U5J
— VyCade (@VyCade) November 12, 2020
I just went down the rabbit hole of Spain’s botched art restoration…. and I still have SO MANY QUESTIONS. pic.twitter.com/486gFuGa7A
— Mads (@speakstorobots) November 12, 2020
Easy fix for that botched statue restoration in Spain: pic.twitter.com/wL6iXNduZx
— Is It Over Yet? YES, yes it is. By over 5.7M votes (@TaylorGundy) November 16, 2020
Thank you, Spain!
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