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The "Potato Jesus" of Borja (Spain)

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Wilhelm Noeker

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Sep 3, 2012, 10:13:27 AM9/3/12
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Another great news story. Despite good intentions, a fresco in Spain is
ruined:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/24/world/europe/botched-restoration-of-ecce-homo-fresco-shocks-spain.html

I'm surprised that no one has commented on it so far? Here's my attempt:

The "ecce homo" fresco of Jesus, by Elï¿œas Garcï¿œa Martï¿œnez
= Chaos staffer Cecilia Gimï¿œnez - joyous art becomes her.

Horrid Stretchy Pus

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Sep 5, 2012, 1:09:30 PM9/5/12
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On Sep 3, 3:13 pm, Wilhelm Noeker <wnoe...@t-online.de> wrote:
> Another great news story. Despite good intentions, a fresco in Spain is
> ruined:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/24/world/europe/botched-restoration-of...
>
> I'm surprised that no one has commented on it so far? Here's my attempt:
>
> The "ecce homo" fresco of Jesus, by Elías García Martínez
> = Chaos staffer Cecilia Giménez - joyous art becomes her.

The "ecce homo" fresco of Jesus, by Elías García Martínez
=
Crazy 'simian' image, so Church foes reject as too feeble.

or perhaps swapping feeble and simian...

The "ecce homo" fresco of Jesus, by Elías García Martínez
=
Crazy feeble image, so Church foes reject as too 'simian'.

Chris
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