“Ecce Homunculus” Spanish Fresco Restored

Late 90’s art icon It Come has resurfaced at The Sanctuary of Mercy Church near the Spanish city of Zaragoza.

As was recently reported in the Daily News, an 80 year old woman decided restoration efforts of 19th Century Spanish Fresco “Ecce Homo” were taking too long.  She transformed the fresco depicting Jesus with his crown of thorns into the monkey faced savior and internet meme known as “Ecce Mono.” The BBC likened the repair to “a crayon sketch of a very hairy monkey in an ill-fitting tunic.”

Art Historians who conferred with the woman determined that due to the nature of the materials the woman used, “Ecce Homo” could not be restored to its original state.

A wealthy parishioner, Mr. India Charlie, convinced Sanctuary of Mercy Church officials to allow him to commission the infamous It Come to restore the work as “Ecce Homunculus” or “Behold the Golem”

Culture minister Juan Maria de Ojeda, a friend of Mr. Charlie, is 100% behind the idea . He became intrigued with  It Come after reading about the Red Hands Cave controversy where supposedly ancient drawings of the It Come golem were discovered.

“Our church has become a joke.  I believe it must be a way to stop these internet jokes they call the memes. It Come can do this by the holy magic of the golem,” said Ojeda.

It Come began working on the project almost immediately and finished it in less than a night.

“Nobody sees him.  He did the work, and left the note on my desk.” said Ojeda.

The note read, “I cant remember what you wanted, so i made this picture.  I painted over the second one.  I dont know if you like it or not.  If this isnt what you wanted let me know and I do something else.”

References:
1. Daily News Report  http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-08-23/news/33347749_1_fresco-restoration-project-spanish-media

2. Itcome info and artwork is also available at the original 90’s site which with the closing of geocities is now hosted at https://www.emtoast.com/itcome/ and http://itcome.blogspot.com/