Salvator Mundi

Salvator Mundi image

For the Leonardo painting, see Salvator Mundi (Leonardo). For the Palma Vecchio painting, see Salvator Mundi (Palma Vecchio). Baby Jesus Salvator Mundi (séc. XVII), Portugal



One painting of the subject, simply titled Salvator Mundi, was attributed or reattributed to Leonardo da Vinci in 2011. This painting disappeared from 1763 until 1900, when it was acquired from Sir Charles Robinson. It was at the time thought to be a work by Leonardo's follower, Bernardino Luini, and was purchased for the Doughty House in Richmond, London by Sir Francis Cook. By this time Christ's face and hair had been extensively repainted. A photograph taken in 1912 records the work's altered appearance. In 2017, this painting sold at auction for US$450,300,000, the highest price ever paid for a painting.



