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Latest bungled art restoration in Spain sparks call for reforms

Published on , by La Gazette Drouot

The bungled restoration of the Immaculate Conception by Baroque artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo sparked indignation and a call for law reforms by experts. The disastrous cleaning, carried out by a furniture restorer, is the latest of several high profile botched restorations of artworks in Spain (Guardian).