In 2005, two art dealers bought a damaged painting with a Leonardo da Vinci connection for just $1,175; 12 years later, it sold for a world record $450 million
‘Salvator Mundi’ depicts Christ facing forward, raising his right hand in blessing while holding a transparent crystal orb in his left. In 2005, two art dealers bought an old painting of Jesus Christ at an auction in New Orleans for $1,175. The work was in poor condition and had been attributed to a follower of…