Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi," c. 1500, was, for years, thought to have been destroyed. It was only re-discovered in the last five years and will go on public display for the first time in London in November.
Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi," c. 1500, was, for years, thought to have been destroyed. It was only re-discovered in the last five years and will go on public display for the first time in London in November.
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Pictured is a detail from a mid-treatment photograph of the "Salvator Mundi." Through careful cleaning and infrared imaging, a "pentimento" or alteration in the composition of the blessing hand was found, leading scholars to believe that this was the work of da Vinci.
Pictured is a detail from a mid-treatment photograph of the "Salvator Mundi." Through careful cleaning and infrared imaging, a "pentimento" or alteration in the composition of the blessing hand was found, leading scholars to believe that this was the work of da Vinci.
CNN presenter Nick Glass with Robert Simon, the scholar and dealer who was asked to study the painting in 2005 and eventually discovered its true identity, in front of "Salvator Mundi."
CNN presenter Nick Glass with Robert Simon, the scholar and dealer who was asked to study the painting in 2005 and eventually discovered its true identity, in front of "Salvator Mundi."
Conservator Dianne Dwyer Modestini, who cleaned and restored the painting, at work in her New York studio.
Conservator Dianne Dwyer Modestini, who cleaned and restored the painting, at work in her New York studio.