$6M masterpiece found in kitchen | The Daily Star

An early Renaissance masterpiece by the Florentine master Cimabue has been discovered in an old lady’s kitchen in a town near Paris, art experts said.

“Christ Mocked”, by the 13th-century artist who taught Giotto, is estimated to be worth between four and six million euros ($4.3 million $6.6 million), according to the Old Masters specialists Turquin.

They said the work was owned by an old lady in the northern French town of Compiegne, who had it hanging between her kitchen and her sitting room.

It was directly above a hotplate for cooking food.

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

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