• Become a Member
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • News
  • Art
  • Books
  • Film
  • Performance
  • Opinion
  • Comics
  • Podcast
  • Store
  • Log In
  • Instagram
  • Mastodon
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Tumblr
  • Features
  • Previews
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Opportunities
  • News
  • Art
  • Books
  • Film
  • Performance
  • Opinion
  • Comics
  • Podcast
  • Store
  • Log In
  • Instagram
  • Mastodon
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Tumblr
  • Features
  • Previews
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Opportunities
  • Become a Member
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • News
  • Art
  • Books
  • Film
  • Performance
  • Opinion
  • Comics
  • Podcast
  • Store
  • Log In
  • Instagram
  • Mastodon
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Tumblr
  • Features
  • Previews
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Opportunities
Skip to content
Hyperallergic

Hyperallergic

Sensitive to Art & its Discontents

Membership

Salvator Mundi

Posted inFilm

There Are Now Not One But Two Documentaries About the Salvator Mundi Saga

by Bedatri D. Choudhury September 13, 2021September 13, 2021

Both The Lost Leonardo and Savior for Sale dig into how museums and galleries are not merely complicit with the unregulated art-industrial complex, but are necessary to it.

Posted inNews

Sections of Salvator Mundi Not Part of Leonardo’s Original Design, Research Suggests

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia February 2, 2021February 7, 2021

Two recent investigations of “Salvator Mundi,” including one conducted by the Louvre, now offer new avenues for skepticism.

Posted inNews

Copy of Salvator Mundi Discovered In Naples Apartment

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia January 22, 2021January 22, 2021

The 500-year-old painting, likely the work of a student of Leonardo, was found in a bedroom cupboard in the southern Italian city.

Posted inArt

Salvator Mundi’s Mysterious Journey to the Gulf [UPDATED]

by Shirine Saad January 11, 2019January 14, 2019

The painting’s voyage, from the record-breaking Christie’s auction to the mysterious postponing of its unveiling, reflects deep regional ideological and geopolitical rifts — but the debate has hardly played out in the Arabic-language media.

Posted inOpinion

Has the Salvator Mundi Really Gone Missing? Unpacking the Latest Conspiracy Theory

Avatar photo by Zachary Small January 10, 2019

Keeping track of the world’s most expensive painting has become more difficult since it transferred into Saudi hands. One conspiracist claims the painting is involved in a money laundering plot tie Trump-Russia scandal.

Posted inArt

The Auctioning of an 11th-Century Chinese Scroll Points to the Complex Tradition of Copying

Avatar photo by Kealey Boyd October 17, 2018October 17, 2018

As Su Shi’s “Wood and Rock” goes to auction, we are reminded that the discussion of genuine and fake paintings is ever-present in Chinese art history.

Posted inArt

Leonardo Had Help: Oxford Art Historian Asserts New Attribution for ‘Salvator Mundi’

Avatar photo by Zachary Small August 10, 2018August 10, 2018

Matthew Landrus believes the painting, which Louvre Abu Dhabi bought at auction for $450.3 million in 2017, better resembles the work of Bernardino Luini, an assistant in Da Vinci’s studio.

Posted inNews

An Artist-Run Salvator Mundi Shop Offers T-Shirts, Dog Sweaters, and More

by Claire Voon December 12, 2017

Real Salvator Mundi has all the Leonardo merchandise you might want and much, much more.

Posted inNews

Louvre Abu Dhabi Claims They Own Leonardo’s “Salvator Mundi” [UPDATE 2]

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian December 8, 2017December 8, 2017

The Louvre Abu Dhabi is now claiming it owns the world’s most expensive artwork.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud with US President Donald Trump during a state visit in March 2017 (photo by The White House/Flickr)
Posted inIn Brief

New WSJ Report Claims Saudi Crown Prince Is Real Buyer of $450.3M Leonardo [UPDATED]

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton December 7, 2017December 8, 2017

A day after the New York Times identified the buyer of “Salvator Mundi” as an obscure Saudi prince, the Wall Street Journal claims he was merely serving as a proxy for the country’s crown prince.

Posted inIn Brief

Saudi Prince Identified as Buyer of $450.3M Leonardo Painting “Salvator Mundi” [UPDATED]

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton December 6, 2017December 8, 2017

Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al-Saud, a friend of the Saudi crown prince, is paying for the painting in monthly installments of $58 million.

Posted inIn Brief

Leonardo’s “Salvator Mundi” Is Headed to the Louvre Abu Dhabi [UPDATED]

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton December 6, 2017December 8, 2017

The newly opened institution announced on Twitter that the most expensive artwork ever sold will soon go on view there.

Posts navigation

1 2 Older posts

Popular

  • Machu Picchu Indefinitely Closed Amid Political Protests
  • Forget “Mummy,” It’s “Mummified Person” Now
  • What Do Bostonians Think of the New MLK Monument?
  • What Does TikTok’s “Corecore” Have to Do With Dada?
  • An Afternoon in the Park With Shahzia Sikander’s Golden Monuments 
Sponsored
  • The Heart’s Knowledge: Science and Empathy in the Art of Dario Robleto
  • Call for Applications: Alex Brown Foundation 2024 Artist Residency Program
  • Hard Return: 9 Experiments for this Moment
  • Push Boundaries With MFA and MA Programs at the University at Buffalo
Hyperallergic
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn

Hyperallergic is a forum for serious, playful, and radical thinking about art in the world today. Founded in 2009, Hyperallergic is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

  • Home
  • Latest
  • Podcast
  • Store
  • About
  • Support Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Log In
  • Membership
  • Newsletters
  • Submissions
  • Careers
© 2023 Hyperallergic. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic Privacy Policy