A rediscovered Antonio Canova marble sculpture of Mary Magdalene is seen fetching up to $10 million when it heads to auction in July.. Described by auction house Christie’s as the Italian ...

Antonio Canova's 19th-century sculpture, depicting Mary Magdalene in "a state of ecstasy," is worth up to $10.5 million, Christie's said.

Antonio Canova, Maddalena Giacente (Recumbent Magdalene), 1819–22, as it appeared in the auction catalogue for its 2002 sale at Sotheby’s Sussex, where it fetched just £5,200 ($7,540).

The pair, thought to be a British couple, bought the sculpture for £5,170 two decades ago but have now discovered the piece was made by renowned Italian artist, Antonio Canova.

An Antonio Canova scholar says ‘it is a miracle’ the marble sculpture of ‘great aesthetic beauty’ has been found 200 years after completion A statue kept in a back garden and last sold for ...

A sculpture that sold for £5,200 in a 2002 garden statuary auction has turned out to be a lost late work by Italian master Antonio Canova, commissioned by a British prime minister. It is now ...

Art handlers tend to a rediscovered lost masterpiece, Recumbent Magdalene, by Antonio Canova, on show at auction house Christie's. Credit: Jonathan Brady / AP ...

LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - A rediscovered Antonio Canova marble sculpture of Mary Magdalene is seen fetching up to $10 million when it heads to auction in July.

A rediscovered Antonio Canova marble sculpture of Mary Magdalene is seen fetching up to $10 million when it heads to auction in July. Described by auction house Christie’s as the Italian neoclassical ...

LONDON : A rediscovered Antonio Canova marble sculpture of Mary Magdalene is seen fetching up to $10 million when it heads to auction in July.Described by auction house Christies' as the Italian ...