Question 450 million dollars: “Salvatore Mundi of Leonardo da Vinci?

When offers for “work Leonardo da Vinci's salvator Mundi” had reached 200 million dollars, had scuffed into the auction hall. When the offer reached 300 million, the hall exploded in applause.

This work was sold for nothing less than 450.3 million dollars, marking one of the most dramatic moments in modern art history. Once denied as a copy and sold for only 50 Euros, but this mysterious portrayal of Christ had already become the most expensive art work ever presented at auction.

And the drama doesn't end here, reports CNN, translates Periscope.

“Salvatore Mundi” has not been seen in public since November 2017. The location of this work has become the source of constant speculation after Louvre Abu Dhabi had said he would show the painting last year, but then he pushed it without giving any explanation.

One of the most frequent theories is that the nearly 500-year-old painting is in a warehouse in Switzerland specifically in Geneva, where, according to The New York Times, more than a million works of art are being held in galleries and warehouses from tax collectors.

But last week another theory came up on an op/ed by Kenny Schachter and published in Artnet: She said that the great work was on a yacht owned by the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.

It is widely known that the record-time offer was made by bin Salman on behalf of a friend of his.

The yacht theory may not be as unnatural as it seems. Ben Lewis, author of the book “Leonardo the last” says: “It's either on a yacht or in Geneva closed somewhere. But if it's on a yacht then it's not the safest environment to hold a painting. ” /Periscope