The painter's rare play flamand is sold for 2.3m euros in France, these are features

The work, the work of Jesus Christ on the cross painted in 1613, was discovered by auctioneer Jean-Pierre Orena at a residence in Paris last year, after being hidden for over four centuries.

The phrase, whose auction house sold the painting Sunday against a expected price of 1-2m euros, found it while preparing the property for sale.

He said earlier this year that the painting was “a masterpiece” that was painted by Reuben when the 17th century flagmaster was “at the height of his talent”.

Total prices rose to 2.94m euros after the tariffs, including at the buyers' price.

The auction house said in her promotional material that very little was known about the painting, only that a colleague of Rubin's had made a grenade of it. Later historians described this practice, and despite never having seen the painting, they cataloged its existence.

It was purchased by a 19th-century French academic painter, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, and inherited from his family, according to the auction house. The painting was confirmed by German art historian Neils Büttner, known for his research on baroquet dlamand, Oenat said, Periscope.

Büttner said before the auction that Reuben often painted intersections, but rarely painted the cross-crossed Christ as a dead body on cross”.

So this is the only picture that shows blood and water coming out of Christ's side wound, and this is something Reuben painted just once,”He said.

Orenas said her background was certified through advanced methods, including X-ray images and pigment analysis.

It's the beginning of the baroque painting, describing the cross-crossed, isolated, shining and standing alive in the background of a dark, threatening sky”Océena said.

Reuben created many works for the Church, but the latter, measuring 105.5 by 72.5cm, was likely created for a private collector. /tch