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Two discoveries of medieval painting

Genie Touvell 8 months ago 2 min read

Cimabue, Christ Mocked, c. 1280

This post has nothing at all to do with the artwork of medieval Hungary, but the info presented down below is so fascinating that I made the decision to build a modest put up about it. New started circulating this week about the discovery of some stunning medieval paintings, which had been hitherto not known. The most famed discovery worries a tiny panel attributed by Cimabue, which was observed hanging in the kitchen area of French lady. The portray will be auctioned by Acteon in Senlis on Oct 27, with an estimate of 4 to 6 million Euros.

The smaller panel depicts the Christ currently being Mocked and was discovered as element of a dismembered smaller altarpiece. Its reconstruction reveals a diptych, with 4 smaller panels on each individual wing. So far, two other paintings of the still left wing have been recognised: the Virgin and Youngster Enthroned with Two Angels at the Nationwide Gallery, London and the Flagellation of Christ at the Frick Collection. The two panels have been exhibited collectively at the Frick Selection in 2006. The recently determined portray dates from all over 1280, together with the dismembered previous altarpiece.

The Cimabue panels in London and New York

Also learned in France, the 2nd portray originates from Central Europe. It is a smaller panel of the Virgin and Youngster, attributed to 1 of the most famed – but nameless – masters of medieval Czech painting, the Grasp of Vyšší Brod. Active in the middle of the 14th century, the learn received his name from the altarpiece now preserved in the Nationwide Gallery in Prague. The track record of the modest panel has been repainted but could be cleaned and restored by a potential customer (see the graphic in the post in La Tribune l’Art). The painting will be provided for sale by Cortot & Associés in Dijon, on November 30, with an estimate of 400.000 to 600.000 Euros.