The 50 Paintings project

Painting # 40

Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci painted this canvas of christ in 1490- 527 years back.

Salvator Mumdi is  latin for Saviour of the World.

Christ is shown raising his two fingers in blessing and holding in his left hand a Crystal Orb - symbolising his role as savior of the World

Recently sold for 45 million dollars it becomes the world's most expensive painting ever sold. 

In Painting # 29 I had mentioned about the most expensive painting sold - that of Paul Gauguin titled "When will you marry" . it was bought by Qatar's ruling Emir's sister for 300 million USD

Well now it is no longer in that position because the above painting has been bought at 453 million USD by Prince Bader Bin Abdullah bin Mohammad bin Farhan al-Saud  .