For better or for worse? | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

For better or for worse? | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Updated: June 25, 2019 12:45:47 am

For better or for worse?

After a botched Spanish statue is unrestored, a look at some of the worst art restoration attempts

The wooden statue of St. George in Spain after and before unrestoration. (NYT)

A 16th-century wooden statue of St. George, venerated as a Christian martyr who killed a dragon to rescue a Libyan king’s daughter, has been “unrestored” in Spain after a botched paint job gave it garish colours and reportedly resulted in it resembling the cartoon character Tintin. The photographs of the restored statue at St Michael’s Church in Estella had created an uproar on social media last year, prompting the authorities to seek professional advice for the damage to be undone. We look at other infamous instances of failed restorations.