People gather around Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” at Christie’s auction rooms in London on Oct. 24. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)When Leonardo da Vinci’s long-lost painting, “Salvator Mundi” (“Savior of the World”) shattered records by selling for $450.3 million at auction in mid-November, its fate remained as mysterious as its unknown buyer. The museum appeared to confirm this, tweeting on Wednesday that, “Da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi is coming to #LouvreAbuDhabi.” It is unclear at this time when the painting will be displayed. These acquisitions, including that of “Salvator Mundi,” are probably part of a dedicated effort to raise the global cultural profile of the UAE. By then, though, the painting’s origin had been obscured due to overpainting and it was credited to da Vinci’s follower Bernardino Luini.

Source: Washington Post December 07, 2017 11:21 UTC