If you are like me, you enjoy taking a nap. Some of history’s brightest figures were known to be big time nappers, including Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, and Leonardo da Vinci. But while da Vinci was undoubtedly a genius mirroring his sleep schedule would not be the smartest move you could make. Da Vinci’s quirky […]
A 17th-Century copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” was sold on Tuesday at Sotheby’s auction house in Paris for 552,500 Euros, or $611,950, much more than the initial valuation of 70,000-90,000 Euros. The Mona Lisa itself, on which da Vinci began work in Y 1503, has hung at the Louvre Museum in Paris for […]
Two, Perhaps 3 More Leonardos are Found in Private Hands Before Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi sold at auction for a record $450.3-M, it was marketed around the world as “the last Da Vinci” in private hands. It turns out there are 2 more, and at least one dealer thinks they could be worth as much as $200-M each. Both […]
World’s Most Expensive Painting to be Displayed at Louvre Abu Dhabi The Christ by the Renaissance master smashed artwork auction records last month The world’s most expensive painting Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi is to be displayed at the newly opened Louvre Abu Dhabi, the museum announced on Wednesday. In a Tweet the Louvre confirmed […]
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Bought DaVinci’s ‘Christ’ Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince is the buyer of the Leonardo Da Vinci painting of Christ that sold last month for a record $450-M. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, 32 anni, bought the painting using a distant relative as a “proxy,” according to a source in the […]
da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi” to Action at Christie’s NY in November The last privately owned Leonardo da Vinci painting, 1 of fewer than 20 by the Renaissance artist known to still exist is hitting the auction block, Christie’s announced Tuesday. “Salvator Mundi,” an ethereal portrait of Jesus Christ which dates to about 1500, is expected […]
