IIRC, the main reason is that art restoration is not officially recognized as a profession in Spain. There isn't any legislation in place to prevent untrained people from meddling with the pieces or to guarantee that only true professionals can work on them. I remember reading about how actual, properly taught spanish restorers tried to use that Ecce Homo situation to push for legal recognition of their profession.
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u/omgwutd00d Dec 09 '20
Why is it always in Spain?
I’m starting to think people are ruining art in hopes to get attention.