'Christ Mocked', by the 13th-century artist also known as Cenni di Pepo, has been valued at €4-6 million euros for what could be France's biggest art sale of the year. 'The Virgin and Child with Two Angels' by Cimabue, now in the National Gallery in London. It was found to be in excellent shape, though covered in grime from having been displayed right above a cooking hotplate. His more natural and nuanced depictions marked a turning point for Italian painters still influenced by highly stylised Byzantine art. Art historians consider him a trailblazer for the creative Renaissance that would flourish under greats like Giotto, one of Cimabue's pupils.

Source: The Local October 25, 2019 13:30 UTC