🖼️ Salvator Mundi · Leonardo da Vinci
Salvator Mundi is a painting attributed in whole or part to the Italian High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated c. 1499–1510. Long thought to be a copy of a lost original veiled with overpainting, it was rediscovered, restored, and included in an exhibition of Leonardo's work at the National Gallery, London, in 2011–2012. Christie's, which sold the work in 2017, stated that most leading scholars consider it an original work by Leonardo, but this attribution has been disputed by some leading specialists who propose that he only contributed certain elements; others believe that the extensive restoration prevents a definitive attribution. Leonardo da Vinci, 1490 — painted at 38. Walnut panel and oil paint. 65.7 × 45.4 cm. In the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Italian Renaissance. Wiki link