Botched art restoration turned Virgin Mary into a smudgy mess

A copy of famous artwork was botched beyond recognition during a repair job — in a case that could change laws covering restoration work in Spain.
 An anonymous art collector enlisted a furniture restorer to clean a copy of “The Immaculate Conception of Los Venerables,” a renowned work by Baroque artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Europa Press reported. But the results were ‘draw’-dropping — and not in a good way.
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