Elias Garcia Martinez Painting

The ecce homo behold the man in the sanctuary of mercy church in borja spain is a fresco painted circa 1930 by the spanish painter elías garcía martínez depicting jesus crowned with thorns both the subject and style are typical of traditional catholic art.

Elias garcia martinez painting. View of the deteriorated version of ecce homo mural by 19th century painter elias garcia martinez right next to a copy of the original left at the borja church in zaragoza spain. Another failed attempt at restoring a 16 th century statue of st george and the dragon in northern spain left the saint looking like a playmobil figure or the cartoon character tintin. The painting will go on show to the public at ostalé s gallery on 1 december. The rest goes to the martinez family.

Culture art news elderly woman destroys 19th century spanish fresco by elias garcia martinez in botched restoration. Jul 03 2020 10 49 ist alfea jamal. Three separate photos show the extent of the damage done by the unnamed. Now an art collector in spain has suffered a similar fate with the restoration of his painting of virgin mary.

While press accounts agree that the original painting was artistically unremarkable its fame derives from a good faith attempt to. Initially painted around 1930 by the spanish painter elias garcia martinez the altered fresco was widely slammed for making jesus look like a monkey. It is a procedure in professional painting taking a finished painting in order to paint it again in a new space elias garcia martinez 1858 1934 painted the ecce homo as a result of two. The ecce homo behold the man in the sanctuary of mercy church in borja spain is a fresco painted circa 1930 by the spanish painter elías garcía martínez depicting jesus crowned with thorns both the subject and style are typical of traditional catholic art.

Cecilia giménez might have failed to restore the painting but she did manage to restore the fortunes of the town.