A long-lost painting has been sold for an eye-popping price.

According to the Associated Press , the piece depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ was painted by Flemish Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens and hidden for more than four centuries.

It sold at 2.3 million euros ($2.7 million) at an auction in Versailles on Sunday weeks after it was found in a private townhouse in Paris.

It was known to have belonged to 19th-century French classic painter William Bouguereau before it was passed down in the family, according to Art expert Eric Turquin

“I immediately had a hunch about this painting, and I did everything I could to try to have it authenticated,” auctioneer Jean-Pierre Osenat told The Associated Press. “And finally, we managed to have it authenticated by the Rubenianum, which

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