What once looked like this - now looks like this.<br/> <br />It was a rare 19th century Spanish fresco known as "Ecce Homo" - painted by famed artist Elias Garcia Martinez and depicting the face of Jesus Christ.<br/> <br />An amateur art restorer in her 80's, Cecilia Gimenez decided it needed some work.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Cecilia Gimenez, Amateur art restorer<br/> <br />''We saw that everything was falling down and we fixed it."<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Reporter (off camera)<br/> <br />"Did somebody order these jobs?"<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Cecilia Gimenez, Amateur art restorer<br/> <br />"Of course, it was the priest! The priest knew! He did! How could we do something like that without permission? He knew!<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Reporter (off camera)<br/> <br />"Did you do it secretly, didn't you?"<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Cecilia Gimenez, Amateur art restorer<br/> <br />''No! Of course not! Everybody who came into the church could see me as I was painting. I didn't do anything secretly.''<br/> <br />The artist's granddaughter - Teresa Garcia - donated the fresco exhibited in Church in the Spanish city of Borja.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Teresa Garcia, Donated the painting<br/> <br />"Until now she just painted on the tunic, but the problem started when she painted the head as well, because she has destroyed this painting."<br/> <br />The work had little financial value - but was treasured by the community.<br/> <br />The town council will bring in experts to try to fix it - but said considering the painting was done in oils direct onto a church wall - they face a tough task.
