'Salvator Mundi' is sold for $450.3 million at a Christie's
Salvator Mundi is a painting of Christ as Salvator Mundi by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1500. It was sold at auction by Christie's in New York to Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Farhan on behalf of the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture & Tourism for $450.3 million, setting a new record for the most expensive painting ever sold.