[coloradan]

I heard that wasn’t a hired hand. Granny just decided the (priceless, historical, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old masterpiece) artwork needing some “touching up” and so, proactively, but without permission (or any other such formality) just whipped out the paint and starting “repairing” it.

[FreedomOfExpression]

That’s exactly what I remember reading.

[verum ago]

Yes. She took it upon herself to ruin restore the fresco. She was not hired. She was not asked. She was not given permission.

But it gets worse. There's been a surge of visitors to the church, which has started charging a €1 fee for people to come see it, so as to raise money for a proper restoration. And guess what? The lady who ruined restored the thing is asking for royalties from what the church is raising, arguing that she's responsible for their income.

*sigh*