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Cecilia Giménez (Monkey Christ Restorer) Death Meme

A 4-panel comic meme created to commemorate the death of Cecilia Giménez, the amateur artist famous for her 2012 botched restoration of the 'Ecce Homo' fresco (dubbed 'Monkey Christ'). Panel 1: An elderly woman (Cecilia) with a halo and clouds around her, with text 'IT IS TIME TO GO' and a divine hand reaching toward her. Panel 2: Cecilia asks, 'Was I a good artist?' while maintaining the heavenly context. Panel 3: A close-up of her restored fresco (with its distorted, monkey-like features) responds, 'NO.' Panel 4: The divine hand's owner says, 'I'M TOLD YOU WERE THE BEST,' subverting the expected criticism of her restoration work with humor.
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Cecilia Giménez
Was I a good artist?
Divine Figure
IT IS TIME TO GO.
Monkey Christ Painting
NO.
Divine Figure
I'M TOLD YOU WERE THE BEST

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Humorous 4-panel comic referencing Cecilia Giménez's viral 'Monkey Christ' fresco restoration upon her death

Overview

A 4-panel comic meme created to commemorate the death of Cecilia Giménez, the amateur artist famous for her 2012 botched restoration of the 'Ecce Homo' fresco (dubbed 'Monkey Christ'). Panel 1: An elderly woman (Cecilia) with a halo and clouds around her, with text 'IT IS TIME TO GO' and a divine hand reaching toward her. Panel 2: Cecilia asks, 'Was I a good artist?' while maintaining the heavenly context. Panel 3: A close-up of her restored fresco (with its distorted, monkey-like features) responds, 'NO.' Panel 4: The divine hand's owner says, 'I'M TOLD YOU WERE THE BEST,' subverting the expected criticism of her restoration work with humor.

Origin notes

The meme originates from Reddit (as specified by the source 'Reddit:Meme') and was created following the death of Cecilia Giménez. It combines real photographs of Cecilia Giménez with an image of her infamous 2012 'Monkey Christ' fresco restoration, edited into a comic strip layout with added dialogue text to create a lighthearted tribute referencing her viral moment in internet history.

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