It's been described as "a crayon sketch of a very hairy monkey in an ill-fitting tunic" and compared to a sloth, but the world's worst restoration of a century old Spanish fresco has delighted so many over the last few days that thousands have gathered to object to its destruction.

We admire people who have can-do, elbow-grease-type attitudes. If something's broke, why not fix it? Especially badly-damaged artwork. How hard can it be to just pick up a paintbrush and fix a fresco? Well, as it turns out — and as an elderly Spanish woman learned recently: pretty hard.