A long-lost painting by 13 century Italian master Cimabue that was found in an elderly French woman's kitchen has sold for around 27 million U.S. dollars.<br />That's more than four times the pre-auction estimate.<br />What the French woman thought was a heritage painting was the "Christ Mocked" painting.<br />Measuring just 20 by 26 centimeters, it's believed to be part of a diptych consisting of 8 small panels.<br />The bidder is unknown but the Paris-based auction house said a foreign museum was among the bidders.<br />Cimabue, also known as Cenni di Peppo, was a pioneering Italian primitive painter.<br />Only about 10 known works of his have survived and none of them are signed by the artists.<br />
