A Saudi prince bought it for $450 million. "Salvator Mundi" by Leonardo da Vinci - the most expensive work of art in history - may not be a painting by the master at all. This is what curators at the Prado Museum in Spain claim.
Read more about the recent discoveries concerning the paintin in Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish only).
The fascinating story of the most expensive transaction in the world of art is told in detail in the film The Savior for Sale, available at VOD.MDAG.PL.
The Savior For Sale, dir. Antoine Vitkine
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