Aftermath: The Reaction on Internet.
What followed after the elderly woman in Spain who messed up and destroyed a 19th century church fresco with her restoration attempts that she undertook without permission in August 2012 is even more fascinating.
What followed it was Epic..
Overnight interest in it exploded. The painting became an sensation when pictures of her amateur 'restoration' hit the internet and sparked a craze for copycat 'restorations', mocked-up purely for comic purposes online.
Many of Leonardo Da Vinci's most iconic creations have been given the botched restoration treatment; with the Mona Lisa's famously enigmatic smile obscured by Jimienez's work.
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| Masterpieces made-over: The Mona Lisa's famous smile is hidden behind the rendition of Jesus, left, while Edvard Munch's subject really has something to scream about in this altered version of the masterpiece, right |
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| The handiwork of Cecilia Jiminez has made its way onto The Last Supper, by Renaissance master Leonardo Da Vinci |
Jokers on the web also replaced the face of the baby in the Renaissance master's Madonna and Child with the face from the fresco, and transformed Jesus and all twelve of his apostles in The Last Supper.
A Twitter account was also set up under the name of Fresco Jesus which got over 4,000 followers in few days.
Initial reports suggested the elderly woman took it upon herself to alter the artwork - which had been damaged by moisture in the church - without asking for permission.
But the 80-year-old has since said the priest had given her the go-ahead to carry out her repair job.
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| Spot the difference: Internet jokers have made a not-so-subtle change to Da Vinci's Madonna and Child |
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