A fourteenth-century painting by the Italian artist Cimabue, that is, in October, to more than 24 million euros, was auctioned by the French government, declared a national heritage site. The sale is, therefore, reversed, reports The Guardian.
The French government has, for thirty months, in order to finance the work of art is available for purchase. The French Ministry of Culture and tourism reports that, if the painting is to be sold to the State, it will be added to the permanent collection of the Louvre Museum in Paris, which is also another work of Cimabue is.
The work hung for many years in a French kitchen, a ninety-year-old woman. In the painting The mockery of Christ, a small panel from 20.3 to 28,5 inches, and it is part of a series by the Florentine painter. Cimabue, painted for the series, around the year 1280.
The woman in the painting is in the possession, and thought that it was not a particular religious figure was. She was a masterpiece at the top of her gas stove. Also, her family did not know that it was the work of a major painter was.
as A note: if you have recognized the painting as they are with a glance in to the house.
