Woman Who Ruined Fresco Now Wants To Be Paid

[ttt]

Old people, man...

www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/09/20/161466361/woman-who-ruined-fresco-of-jesus-now-wants-to-be-paid?ft=1&f=1001&sc=tw&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter


Cecilia Giménez, the Spanish woman who really messed up when she tried to restore a 19th-century fresco of Jesus, now wants a piece of the action from the 2,000 or so euros ($2,600) her church has collected from tourists coming to see the ruined artwork.

Spain's El Correo reports, according to Gawker's translation, that the 80+-year-old Giménez has hired lawyers to make her case. A court battle is expected. Ars Technica says the church has also lawyered up.

As Eyder wrote last month, by the time Giménez was done with her attempt at restoration, the image was being likened to a werewolf. But news reports in recent weeks also showed that her work has some fans — such as the online Beast-Jesus Restoration Society — and that it is drawing tourists to the Santuario de Misericordia church in Borja.

So now, it appears, we're at the stage of the story where the inevitable legal actions begin.

[pedanticwench]

God, I really hate old people.

[marie427]

Oh hell to the no.

[msmerymac]

In the US, the church would be suing her for vandalism.

[pixy0stix]

I wonder if they're going to counter-sue with the cost of the restoration to fix it.

[basilosaurus]

Last I heard, they're not going to fix it because it's actually drawn a number of tourists (and their money) to the area. In a way, this crazy old lady is right. They're making money off her "art."

[emisi]

Sept 20, 2012 16:35:19 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

Last I heard, they're not going to fix it because it's actually drawn a number of tourists (and their money) to the area. In a way, this crazy old lady is right. They're making money off her "art."

Probably they'll wait until the notoriety has died off and the curious public has gotten its fill, then they'll have it restored. I mean, come on. It's hideous.

[ttt]

LOL I love what Colbert said about her - "That's like hijacking a plane and then demanding frequent flier miles."

[pantsparty]

LOL!