Leonardo Da Vinci Jesus Christ Painting

A painting of jesus christ attributed to leonardo da vinci that became the most expensive painting ever sold when it was purchased in 2017 for 450 million by a close ally of the crown prince of. Long thought to be a copy of a lost original veiled with overpainting it was rediscovered restored and included in a major leonardo exhibition at the national gallery london in 201112. The painting called salvator mundi was to be exhibited at the louvre abu dhabi.
leonardo da vinci jesus christ painting

Although most leading scholars have considered it to be an original work by leonardo this attribution has.

Leonardo da vinci jesus christ painting. Mystery over christs orb in 100m leonardo da vinci painting crystal sphere in salvator mundi artwork lacks optical exactitude prompting experts to speculate over motive and authenticity people. Salvator mundi is a painting by italian renaissance artist leonardo da vinci dated to c. However in the painting which. The masterpiece of salvator mundi saviour of the world is one of 15 known paintings by da vinci and shows jesus christ holding what appears to be a glass orb.

However when two da vinci admirers spotted an unattributed painting of jesus christ at the new orleans auction gallery in 2005 valued at 1000 they were convinced it was worth taking a chance. A painting of jesus christ which art historians believe was done by leonardo da vinci was purchased by an anonymous buyer for the crown prince of saudi arabia in 2017 for 450 million.