One elderly woman in Compiègne, France was about to sell her house, so she invited an auctioneer to assess the value of her belongings. The expert Philomène Wolf had a week to determine whether anything was worth saving before going into the dumpster. The auctioneer quickly noticed a small painting hanging above the hot plate in the kitchen. As it later turned out, the painting dates back to the 13th century and is a work of an Italian artist, Cimabue. Known as "Christ Mocked," the masterpiece comes from a series of only 11 paintings depicting Jesus' crucifixion. The house owner said that she'd had it so long she could not remember when or where she got the painting. "Christ Mocked," which the French woman believed to be just an "old religious icon from Russia," turned out to be worth somewhere from $4 million to $6.6 million.