Mystery surrounds the Salvator Mundi, an artwork depicting Jesus as the savior of the world painted by Leonardo da Vinci. The painting on wood panel, made over 500 years ago, once belonged to the B…
Mystery surrounds the Salvator Mundi, an artwork depicting Jesus as the savior of the world painted by Leonardo da Vinci.
“We follow that journey step by step,” director Andreas Koefoed explained during an appearance in Deadline’s virtual Tribeca Studio. “[The Salvator Mundi] is in possession of Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. And right nobody knows where it is,” although there is speculation in may be coasting aboard the crown prince’s yacht.Ever since the work’s sudden reappearance, the art world has been divided over the painting’s authenticity.
Mohammed bin Salman hasn’t exhibited the painting anywhere since he obtained it, but he may have big plans for a work that has been dubbed “the male Mona Lisa.”
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