Spanish churches have a heritage of centuries-old art and history. But when restoration of that heritage becomes inevitable, troubles may begin. The changes made to a 16th-century polychrome ...

L to R: The statue of St. George prior to 2018 restoration attempt, statue post-restoration, and statue following recent "unrestoration" Courtesy of Navarre regional government When a botched ...

Housed at the Church of San Miguel de Estella in Navarre, Spain, the sculpture shows a typical depiction of Saint George on horseback clad in armor and fighting a dragon. The sculpture was ...

In a post on its website, the Association of Conservators and Restorers of Spain blasted the restoration of the polychrome St. George statue in a church in Estella, in the Navarre region of ...

The wooden carving of St George on horseback has been a feature of the Romanesque church of San Miguel de Estella, in Navarre, northern Spain, since the 16th century. But efforts by the church’s ...