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Da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' and its costly veneer of controversy
Manage episode 424399944 series 5439
When the hammer thwacked down at Christie’s New York in November 2017, the ‘Salvator Mundi’ attributed to Leonardo da Vinci went for $450 million, making it the world’s most expensive artwork ever sold. But who bought it, who actually painted it and where is it now?
Guest: Ben Lewis, art historian and documentary-maker
Ben's book is 'The Last Leonardo: The Secret Lives of the World's Most Expensive Painting' (Penguin Random House)
3328 episodes
Manage episode 424399944 series 5439
When the hammer thwacked down at Christie’s New York in November 2017, the ‘Salvator Mundi’ attributed to Leonardo da Vinci went for $450 million, making it the world’s most expensive artwork ever sold. But who bought it, who actually painted it and where is it now?
Guest: Ben Lewis, art historian and documentary-maker
Ben's book is 'The Last Leonardo: The Secret Lives of the World's Most Expensive Painting' (Penguin Random House)
3328 episodes
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