500-year-old painting of Christ by Leonardo da Vinci sells for $450 million
A portrait of Christ by Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci has shattered all previous records for artworks sold at auction or privately, fetching a whopping $450.3 million on Wednesday at Christie's in New York.
Salvator Mundi (Savior of the World), is one of only a score of Leonardo's works still in existence and the only one held privately.
The bidding opened at $75 million and ran for 19 minutes.
Rekord-Auktion in New York!
450 Millionen Dollar für diesen Leonardo da Vinci.
Das Gemälde „Salvator Mundi“ (Öl auf Walnussholz) zeigt Jesus Christus, der die rechte Hand segnend hebt, während seine linke eine Kristallkugel hält
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