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The Mocking of Christ (Cimabue)

๐ŸŽจ Painting by Cimabue
๐Ÿ“… 1280
๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Painting

The Mocking of Christ is a small 13th-century panel painting by the Italian artist Cimabue, in tempera on a poplar panel. It depicts the mocking of Jesus and is one of three panels known from Cimabue's Diptych of Devotion. It was discovered in the kitchen of an elderly woman in northern France.

In October 2019 it sold at auction for โ‚ฌ24 million, a record for an artwork predating the 16th century. It is believed to be the first work by Cimabue to have been auctioned. Following an export ban, it was acquired by the Louvre in 2023.

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