A long-lost painting by a 13th century Italian master discovered in the kitchen of an elderly French woman has been valued at up to six million euros and will be sold at auction next month. The “Christ Mocked” painting by early Renaissance artist Cimabue was valued at 4 to 6 million euros ($6.6 million) by Paris old masters specialist Eric Turquin and will be sold by auction house Acteon in Senlis, north of Paris, on Oct. 27. For years, the painting had hung close to a cooking plate in the kitchen of an elderly lady in Compiegne, north of Paris.
