Paint by numbers Jesus.

[Floppin]

An elderly parishioner has stunned Spanish cultural officials with an alarming and unauthorised attempt to restore a prized Jesus Christ fresco.

Ecce Homo (Behold the Man) by Elias Garcia Martinez has held pride of place in the Sanctuary of Mercy Church near Zaragoza for more than 100 years.

The woman took her brush to it after years of deterioration due to moisture.

Cultural officials said she had the best intentions and hoped it could be properly restored.

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The woman, in her 80s, was reportedly upset at the way the fresco had deteriorated and took it on herself to "restore" the image.

BBC Europe correspondent Christian Fraser says the delicate brush strokes of Elias Garcia Martinez have been buried under a haphazard splattering of paint.

The once-dignified portrait now resembles a crayon sketch of a very hairy monkey in an ill-fitting tunic, he says.

The woman appears to have realised she was out of her depth and contacted Juan Maria Ojeda, the city councillor in charge of cultural affairs.

Art historians are expected to meet at the church soon to discuss how to proceed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...europe-19349921

hahahaha

[Scrumtrilescent]

Seems she was trying to channel Picasso's Dementia period.

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

It looks like Andrew Luck..except less goofy.

[Iceberg Slim]

looks like big foot or perhaps an ewok

[jasonluckydog]

WOW.....That's fuged up

[davos]

I knew it all along

[Sapper]

I think she just really liked Yusuf from 'Inception' and Martinez had already created the base.

[Bronn]

that poo ain't real... it don't even line up if you superimpose it over the original