“The word 'masterpiece' barely begins to convey the rarity, importance and sublime beauty of Leonardo's painting,” said Alan Wintermute from Christie's Once owned by King Charles I of England ...
One of the many weird things about the sale of the Salvator Mundi for $450 million (£337 million) was the repeated claim of Christie’s that it was ‘the last Leonardo painting left in private hands’.
Salvator Mundi, a $450 million painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, has not been seen publicly since it sold at Christie's in 2017, the year it became the most expensive artwork ever auction.
Since its sale for a record US$450 million, the whereabouts of the Salvator Mundi, said to be painted by Leonardo da Vinci, has become one of the art world's greatest mysteries. On Monday, London ...
In the early 1500s, an unknown wealthy patron is said to have commissioned Leonardo da Vinci to produce the Salvator Mundi, a striking ecclesiastical masterpiece in which Jesus is shown blessing ...
Documentary exploring the case of the missing Salvator Mundi, the first painting by Leonardo da Vinci to be discovered for more than a century which has now seemingly ...