Facts about The Salvator Mundi Painting
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The painting's physical dimensions are relatively modest, measuring approximately 65.6 by 45.4 centimeters, making its record auction price even more remarkable.
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A Saudi Arabian buyer, later identified as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was reported to have purchased the Salvator Mundi at the record-breaking 2017 auction.
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Long believed to be a copy, the Salvator Mundi was reattributed to Leonardo da Vinci himself following extensive restoration and scholarly analysis in the early 2000s.
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Depicted in the Salvator Mundi is Christ in Renaissance dress, holding a crystal orb in one hand while raising the other in a blessing gesture.
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Salvator Mundi, attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, sold at Christie's in 2017 for over $450 million, making it the most expensive painting ever auctioned.