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鈧�24m masterpiece must stay in France

A 13th CENTURY masterpiece 鈥� Floren颅tine artist Cimabue鈥檚 Mocking of Christ 鈥� must stay in France after US buyers paid 鈧�24.1million for it.

Connexion journalist
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The 25.8cm by 20.3cm work heralds the start of the Italian renaissance and was found hanging in a modest home in Compi猫gne, Oise.

The culture minister refused an export licence and has 30 months to fund a purchase.

See also: French family keepsake up for auction at 鈧�24m

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