They're saying 'OK, she's not the figure you thought you saw.'" Today's artists see the Virgin as a feminist, a West African deity, an inspiration for tattoos. Art — like Mary — is eternal.

Ouch. "Experts call for regulation after latest botched art restoration in Spain: Immaculate Conception painting by Murillo reportedly cleaned by furniture restorer." ...

Botched Art Restoration Renders Virgin Mary Unrecognizable The failed makeover—one of several to surface in Spain in recent years—has prompted calls for stricter regulation of the field ...

In 2010, art historian and curator Matteo Gianeselli recognized similarities between the newly attributed Virgin Mary painting and another work from the Renaissance artist's studio. At the time ...

A famous painting of the Immaculate Conception by baroque artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo has become the newest in a long line of botched art restorations in Spain. Murillo's painting was ...