Wow I basically don't know anything about painting and I could do a better job than that!

I think even the most fervent "God's-on-My-Toast" fanatic would have a difficult time claiming to see the face of Jesus in the "final product".

Here's their source, the before and after slidey thing at the bottom is hilarious.

http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2012/08/21/actualidad/1345563468_581914.html

I hope I do stuff this cool by the time I'm senile.

I say leave it as is and tell everyone it's cubism.

From art that could be in a museum to art that should be in this museum

http://www.museumofbadart.org/coll1/

I saw a headline which fit it perfectly, "restoration project done how Mr. Bean would do it"

fast becoming a meme:
http://vulgarislimensis.wordpress.com/2012/08/25/ecce-homo-superstar/

To be perfectly honest, the painting didn't have all that much value to begin with. I know it's weird and somewhat controversial, but by screwing up a decently painted Jesus portrait, it caught our attention and now resides in the haven of the collective consciousness. If it wasn't messed up by Mrs. Bean here, we'd not give it a second glance, let alone know that this art existed in the first place.

http://www.euronews.com/2012/08/25/botched-fresco-draws-crowds-to-spanish-town/

its like paint by numbers, but they can only go to three

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/24/world/europe/botched-restoration-of-ecce-homo-fresco-shocks-spain.html?_r=1

Despite the comically bad end result, I find it a bit depressing when old works are destroyed. I'm just glad this wasn't especially old.

http://imgur.com/gallery/HRxru