STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep. A woman in France had a painting on her wall, a portrayal of Jesus. It hung over a hot plate, little noticed by the kitchen. The owner, a woman in her 90s, said she no longer recalled where it came from. And then she decided to sell the house and auction the contents. An appraiser discovered it as a 13th-century masterpiece called "Christ Mocked." The Guardian reports it is worth up to $6.6 million.
The portrayal of Jesus was in the home of a woman in her 90s. She was selling the house and auctioning the contents. The painting, "Christ Mocked," is worth about $6 million, The Guardian reports.