salvator mundi is the price of the most expensive painting in the world.
what is the price of the most expensive painting in the world?
salvator mundi
it is one of fewer than 20 known works by leonardo, and was the only one to remain in a private collection. it was sold at auction for $450.3 million on 15 november 2017 by christie's in new york to prince badr bin abdullah, setting a new record for most expensive painting ever sold at public auction. prince badr allegedly made the purchase on behalf of abu dhabi's department of culture and tourism, but it has since been posited that he may have been a stand-in bidder for his close ally and saudi arabian crown prince mohammed bin salman. this follows late-2017 reports that the painting would be put on display at the louvre abu dhabi and the unexplained cancellation of its scheduled september 2018 unveiling. the current location of the painting has been reported as unknown, but a june 2019 report states that it is being stored on bin salman's luxury yacht, pending completion of a cultural centre in al-`ula.
salvator mundi (leonardo)
lucker was casually known for his extensive and large collection of tattoos on his body covering his arms, torso, neck/throat, hands, fingers and even his face. the only place he refused to ever get tattooed was on his back. he explained this by stating "i like seeing the artwork because it is artwork! [having my back tattooed would] be like owning an expensive painting that you can never see. like, 'oh, i have this beautiful, expensive painting, but you can't see it because it's at my uncle's house."
mitch lucker