Da Vinci painting of Christ sells for record $450mn

[Article] Le tableau "Salvator Mundi" de Leonardo da Vinci a été adjugé hier pour 450.3 millions de dollars, battant ainsi tous les records.


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Da Vinci painting of Christ sells for record $450mn.New York (AFP) - A 500-year-old painting believed to be by Leonardo da Vinci sold for $450.3 million in New York on Wednesday, blazing a new world record for the most expensive work of art sold at auction, Christie's said."Salvator Mundi" or "Savior...
This article was published Thursday, 16 November, 2017 by AFP
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Christie's employees take bids for Leonardo da Vinci’s "Salvator Mundi" at Christie's New York on November 15, 2017.A 500-year-old work of art depicting Jesus Christ, believed to be the work of Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci, sold in New York on Wednesday for $450.3 million setting a new art auction record, Christie's said "Salvator Mundi," which the auction house dates back to around 1500, sold after 18 minutes of frenzied bidding in a historic sale, the star lot of the November art season in the US financial capital © AFP TIMOTHY A. CLARY


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