[bluGill]

Nobody today would improve on the old. That wasn't always the case.

There is a lot of historical precedent for restorers "fixing" art. (Most often adding clothing to cover private areas). Since we now know the art by the "fixed version today there is the open question of if we remove the fix or not - either way we are destroying art.

[benj111]

A more recent example.

Winston Churchill's cigar has been edited from a photo before.

https://winstonchurchill.org/resources/in-the-media/churchil...