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Medieval Masterpiece by Cimabue Rediscovered in French House

Associated Press

   PARIS - A masterpiece attributed to 13th century Italian painter
   Cimabue has been discovered in a French woman's kitchen --and it's
   expected to sell for millions of euros at an upcoming auction.

   Titled "Christ Mocked," the small wood painting depicts Christ
   surrounded by a crowd. Experts think it to be part of a larger diptych
   Cimabue painted around 1280, said Stephane Pinta, an art specialist
   with the Turquin gallery in Paris.

   "It's a major discovery for the history of art," Pinta said of the
   newly discovered work measuring about 10 inches by 8 inches (24
   centimeters by 20 centimeters). Other experts agreed.

   Until recently, the painting hung on a wall between the kitchen and the
   dining room of a home in Compiègne. The woman considered it an icon of
   little importance until an auctioneer spotted the painting while going
   through her house and suggested bringing it to art experts, Pinta said.

   Cimabue, who taught Italian master Giotto, is widely considered the
   forefather of the Italian Renaissance. He broke from the Byzantine
   style popular in the Middle Ages and incorporated elements of movement
   and perspective that came to characterize Western painting.
   

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