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"Salvator Mundi" A Leonardo According Artnet.com, a masterpiece of Da Vinci, whose fate is a mystery since its sale in 2017 for a record $ 450 million, has been revealed improbable,
"Salvator Mundi" is kept on the superyacht Serene, property of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, reported Monday the publication, citing two "principals responsible for the transaction" that he did not identify. Another Saudi prince allegedly bought the 500-year-old paint for MBS at a Christie's auction in 2017, the New York Times reported. Christie's refused to confirm this report.
The Center for International Communication of the Saudi Government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
On May 26, the location of the yacht was at the Red Sea, off Sharm el-Sheikh, an Egyptian seaside resort on the Sinai Peninsula, based on vessel tracking data from Bloomberg.
Although the high seas are not the best place to paint a fragile old master, it's not uncommon for the super-rich to decorate their yachts with trophies. Joe Lewis suspended Francis Bacon's "Triptych 1974-1977" on the lower deck of his yacht, the Aviva
"Salvator Mundi", whose provenance has been questioned, will remain aboard the MBS 439 – until the Saudis create a planned cultural hub in the region of the Al-Ula kingdom, Artnet said. The project was in an "exploratory phase," said a spokesman for the commission overseeing the plan in December.
According to a report published by the Louvre, the work was attributed to Da Vinci's workshop. . Celine Dauvergne, a spokeswoman for the Louvre, declined to comment on the attribution of the painting, but said the Paris museum had asked to borrow the work for an exhibition in October.
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