Artnet

Saudi Arabia Refused to Lend the ‘Salvator Mundi’ to the Louvre Because They Wouldn’t Show It Next to the ‘Mona Lisa,’ a Report Says

The plot thickens around the Salvator Mundi, the world’s most expensive painting, and the mystery of why the Louvre didn’t include it in its blockbuster 2019 Leonardo da Vinci exhibition. A new ...
Artnet

Is Saudi Arabia Building a Special Museum Just for ‘Salvator Mundi’? A Renowned da Vinci Scholar Says It’s Already in the Works

Next month marks five years since the last time the world saw Salvator Mundi, at Christie’s New York, when it became art history’s most expensive work of art during a record $450 million sale.
Yahoo

Dubbed the lost Leonardo, is ‘Salvator Mundi’ in storage in Geneva and bound for Saudi?

Attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, the Renaissance painting ‘Salvator Mundi’ (‘Saviour of the World’) became the priciest artwork ever sold at auction when it fetched $450 million (€406 million) at ...
Filmmaker

“The Truth is Lost As Well”: Andreas Koefoed on his Art Documentary The Lost Leonardo

When I saw The Lost Leonardo at the Tribeca Film Festival, I expected a documentary about art history, restoration techniques and how paintings are authenticated. I was vaguely aware of the film’s ...