The Mocking of Christ (Cimabue)
Cimabue · 1280
The story
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.
- Artist
- Cimabue
- Date
- 1280
- Collection
- Louvre, Paris, France
- Medium
- gold, paint, poplar panel
- Size
- 25.8 × 20.3 cm
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