Cimabue1240–1302La Dérision du Christ
About the painting
The Mocking of Christ (or Christ Mocked) 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. It sold at auction In October 2019 for €24 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.
作品信息
- 馆藏编号
- RFML.PE.2023.33.1
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出处
- 卢浮宫博物馆: the museum's own open data · 11天前获取
- 图片： 卢浮宫博物馆 — © 2024 GrandPalaisRmn (musée du Louvre) / Gabriel de Carvalho
