Welcome to Air and Mankies, Captain of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grim

and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

In the town of Malthafiazconi in Central Italy, there stands a small, unassuming,

convent chapel.

Up until 1924, it had gone relatively unnoticed.

A convent chapel in a small town was nothing special.

Inside it, however, was a secret.

One discovered by two Italian art dealers named Alfredo Fazzoli and Romano Palessi.

Within the chapel was a life-size statue of Madonna and Child.

It had been carved out of wood and painted by acclaimed Renaissance artist Giovanni

Pizzano.

Chiseled in 1310, the sculpture was a rarity, as all of his known work was done in stone,

not wood.

This piece was literally a one-of-a-kind, and word about its existence soon made it to

Harold Parsons, who acquired art for the Cleveland Museum of Arts in Ohio.

He was given a private viewing of the sculpture within the chapel, and quickly offered $18,000

for it.

One year later, the museum's curator announced its arrival to the public, and that tests

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