Medieval History
A painting once sold for £45 at auction has been identified as a work by Leonardo Da Vinci and is estimated to be worth a world record £120 million.
The oil on wood panel painting, Salvator Mundi, or Saviour of the World, depicts Christ with his right hand raised in blessing and his left hand holding a globe.
It was attributed to a pupil of Da Vinci. But now an international group of experts has established that it was by the master himself.
Click here to read this article from the Daily Mail
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Medieval History
The painting once sold for £45 'is a long-lost Leonardo worth £120million'
A painting once sold for £45 at auction has been identified as a work by Leonardo Da Vinci and is estimated to be worth a world record £120 million.
The oil on wood panel painting, Salvator Mundi, or Saviour of the World, depicts Christ with his right hand raised in blessing and his left hand holding a globe.
It was attributed to a pupil of Da Vinci. But now an international group of experts has established that it was by the master himself.
Click here to read this article from the Daily Mail
- Exhibition Reveals The Genius Of Leonardo?s Anatomical Work
Leonardo da Vinci?s ground-breaking studies of the human body and anatomy are to go on display this week in London, England. The exhibition, which takes place almost 500 years after his death, will feature 87 pages from Leonardo?s notebooks, including...
- Has The Lost Leonardo Da Vinci Painting Been Found?
Researchers are now even closer to answering the question if The Battle of Anghiari is still hidden in the walls of Florence?s Palazzo Vecchio. Led by scientist Maurizio Seracini, a team of researchers have uncovered evidence late last year that appears...
- New Theory About The Background Of Da Vinci's Mona Lisa
It is arguably the most famous and highly debated portrait ever, but new research has sparked a debate about the landscape behind Leonardo da Vinci?s Mona Lisa. The enigmatic work, which hangs in the Louvre in Paris, has been the subject of speculation...
- Mona Lisa Backdrop Depicts Italian Town Of Bobbio, Claims Art Historian
A small town in northern Italy is basking in new-found celebrity after an Italian art historian claimed it featured in the background of the world's most famous painting ? Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. A bridge and a road glimpsed over the shoulder...
- Leonardo Da Vinci Masterpiece Restored
Leonardo da Vinci?s masterpiece The Virgin of the Rocks has gone back on display at the National Gallery in London, England, after 18 months of specialist conservation work. The painting had been covered with a layer of badly discoloured varnish from...