Cimabue’s «Mocking of Christ»: An Unexpected Discovery

A look back at the restoration of a major work in the Musée du Louvre: Cimabue's ‘The Derision of Christ’.

Thomas Bohl, curator and curator of the exhibition ‘Revoir Cimabue’ (22 January - 12 May 2025) and Sébastien Allard, Director of the Department of Paintings at the Louvre, look back at the genesis and importance of this work, which is small in scale but a major work in the history of art.