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Cimabue panel discovered during a house clearance sells in France

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Cimabue panel discovered during a house clearance sells in France
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The small late-13th-century panel Christ Mocked was identified after it was found hanging in a kitchen near Compiègne. It sold in Senlis in October 2019 for €24.1 million including fees. The Louvre later acquired the work, which France had classified as a national treasure.

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