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El gráfico muestra detalles de la pintura y la reconstrucción del políptico que originalmente contenía el panel recién descubierto.
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Obra maestra hallada en la cocina de una anciana

By Jordi Bou

October 23, 2019 - Una obra maestra del Renacimiento temprano del pintor florentino Cimabue, descubierta en la cocina de una mujer anciana en una localidad cercana a París podría alcanzar hasta €6m ($6,5m) en subasta.

“Christ Mocked”, part of a series of paintings from the late 13th Century, was discovered at the property in the northern French town of Compiègne.

The elderly owner thought it was just a rather old religious icon when she took it to her local auctioneers to be valued.

The painting is thought to be part of a large diptych dating back to 1280, when Cimabue painted eight scenes depicting Christ's passion and crucifixion.

Two other scenes from the work hang in the National Gallery in London (The Virgin and Child with Two Angels) and the Frick Collection in New York (The Flagellation of Christ).

“Christ Mocked” will go under the hammer at the Acteon auction house in Senlis, north of Paris, on October 27.

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PUBLISHED: 25/09/2019; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Newscom, Getty Images, National Gallery, Frick Collection
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