COMPIEGNE, France — A long-lost 13th-century painting that was discovered hanging in a French woman’s kitchen recently netted $26.8 million at an auction..

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The painting, which had numerous tests performed to confirm its authenticity, is the work of 13th-century Italian artist Cimabue, aka Cenni di Pepo.

It sold for $26.8 million, more than four times the pre-sale estimate, at an auction in Senlis, north of Paris, on Sunday.

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