A painting worth nearly $ 27 million has been bought by the French government as a national treasure

13th-century painting by Italian artist Cimabue has been found in a grandmother's kitchen in northern France, and the country's government intends to buy it for national use. . The painting, named Christ Mocked, which measures 20.3 cm by 28.5 centimeters, was found in September and is being auctioned the following month and priced up to 26. $ 8 million.
The painting was discovered by a bidder when he visited a grandmother's house located in the neighborhood of Compiègne, 90 km north of Paris. The grandmother was in her 90s and had sold her house and was planning to move to a new home, but the discovery came before she had moved out. The auctioneer, Philomène Wolf, saw the painting hanging above an electric stove next to the reception, and she assumed that the previous owners of the painting might have thought it was just an ancient Russian painting. Which is only pale in color.
Experts in Paris have carefully examined the painting until it identified that it was actually Cimabue's work before it was auctioned off. However, the buyer has not been identified, but it is reported that the painting was purchased by two Chilean antique collectors who are experts in Italian art and today He was staying in the United States. But the French government has asked for a moratorium on the export of the painting and a 30-month campaign to raise money for the purpose.