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Salvator Mundi

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Original – Salvator Mundi, by Leonardo da Vinci

Reason

This is the painting of all fantasm and superlatives. Salvator Mundi is attributed to Leonardo da Vinci by most experts, but this is still contested by others. This is the only painting of the famous master in a private collection. Badly damaged and attributed to Leonardo's pupil Giovanni Antonio, it was sold in 1958 for £45. It is now the most expensive painting in the world. It was sold US$ 450.3 million on 15 November 2017 by Christie's in New York. It was planned to be on exhibit in the Louvre Abu Dhabi, but its current location is unknown. And it is appropriate for the 500th anniversary of his death. See [1] for the complete story of the painting discovery and restoration.

Articles in which this image appears

Salvator Mundi (Leonardo), Leonardo da Vinci, List of most expensive paintings, Louvre Abu Dhabi, Salvator Mundi and others

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings

Creator

Leonardo da Vinci (Getty Images)

• Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 12:24, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
• The colours are significantly different to the framed picture, particularly around the sleeves. MER-C 17:33, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

• We must be satisfied with this, since it is privately owned, there won't be any new version any time soon. Regards, Yann (talk) 10:52, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

• I am willing to overlook minor color differences but grey vs. blue on the sleeves is very substantial. There are also the JPEG artifacts on the top, as pointed out on Commons. This painting clearly deserves an accurate reproduction and it is important that we get it right. MER-C 15:33, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

• @MER-C: As the current speculation, it may be displayed in the Saudi Royal's private appartments, so do not hold your breath. Regards, Yann (talk) 08:58, 3 May 2019 (UTC)

Comment All the details about the restoration are important for the commercial value of the painting, but for us, I don't think it matters that much. This is the best available image of the painting after restoration on the whole Internet, and it will remain so for the foreseeable future. That's the whole and only important point for us. I added a description. Regards, Yann (talk) 09:24, 8 May 2019 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:52, 11 May 2019 (UTC)