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The Savior for Sale

The Savior for Sale (2021)

2021-11-25 · 100 min · Rating 7.40/10 (8 votes)

The story of the Salvator Mundi

In November 15, 2017, the painting Salvator Mundi, attributed to Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), was sold for an unprecedented $450 million. An examination of the dirty secrets of the art world and the surprising story of how a work of art is capable of upsetting both personal and geopolitical interests.

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art auction art dealer art historian art history art market geopolitics italian renaissance leonardo da vinci louvre museum national gallery of art painting exhibition political corruption renaissance painting russian oligarch

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