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TIL someone made an actual *opera* based on the botched #EcceHomo art restoration

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/30/cecilia-gimenez-monkey-christ-mural-dies-spain

#EcceMono #MonkeyChrist

Cecilia Giménez, famed for ‘Monkey Christ’ mural mishap, dies at 94

Spanish woman’s attempted restoration of church artwork was widely mocked but became lucrative tourist attraction

The Guardian
Dec 30 at 4:49pmWeb
Show threadCeceliaJan 2
@funcrunch It’s amazing how much fame this woman got. Feels almost like a movie—a bittersweet European movie, perhaps.