Salvator Mundi

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:painting
gptkbp:artist gptkb:Leonardo_da_Vinci
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:Leonardo_da_Vinci_catalogue_raisonné
gptkbp:controversy authenticity debated
gptkbp:currentLocation unknown
gptkbp:dateCreated c. 1499–1510
gptkbp:depicts half-length figure
Christ giving benediction
crystal orb
left hand holding orb
right hand raised in blessing
gptkbp:dimensions 45.4 cm × 65.6 cm
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:National_Gallery,_London_(2011–2012)
Louvre Abu Dhabi (planned, not displayed)
gptkbp:exhibitionHistory gptkb:Christie's,_New_York_(2017)
gptkb:Dallas_Museum_of_Art_(2011)
gptkb:National_Gallery,_London_(2011–2012)
gptkbp:formerPosition gptkb:National_Gallery,_London
Private collection
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Salvator Mundi
gptkbp:influenced later depictions of Christ
gptkbp:influencedBy Netherlandish painting
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:medium oil on panel
gptkbp:notableFeature subject of documentaries and books
only known Leonardo painting in private hands (as of 2024)
debate over attribution to Leonardo
missing from public view since 2017
restored from heavily overpainted state
gptkbp:owner Mohammed bin Salman (reported)
gptkbp:provenance gptkb:Simon_family
gptkb:Cook_Collection
gptkb:Marquis_de_Ganay
gptkb:Sir_Francis_Cook
gptkb:Yves_Bouvier
gptkb:King_Charles_I_of_England
gptkb:Dmitry_Rybolovlev
gptkbp:recordedAt most expensive painting ever sold at auction
gptkbp:restored gptkb:Dianne_Dwyer_Modestini
gptkbp:sells gptkb:Christie's,_New_York
$450.3 million
November 15, 2017
gptkbp:signature unsigned
gptkbp:style gptkb:High_Renaissance
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Jesus_Christ
gptkbp:title gptkb:Savior_of_the_World
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leonardo_da_Vinci
gptkb:Antonello_da_Messina
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5