A mural by José Vela Zanetti is at risk of deterioration.

Mural paintings by artist José Vela Zanetti face a risk of deterioration at two locations in the Dominican Republic. The threatened artworks include murals located inside a Catholic church in San Cristóbal as well as a painting situated within the Salvador B. Gautier hospital in Santo Domingo.

Concerns for the preservation of the artwork at the hospital in Santo Domingo have arisen specifically in connection with ongoing renovation work at the medical center. The situation places multiple historical works by the artist under potential threat from structural and environmental changes associated with these developments.