Why Did The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Buy This Da Vinci Portrait of Jesus?

Serena Carter : Dec 8, 2017
Faith, Family, America

Especially as, according to the NY Times, the painting is considered a "controversial and decidedly un-Islamic portrait of Christ."

(Saudi Arabia) — [Faith, Family, America] Recently, a rediscovered Leonardo da Vinci painting became the most expensive work of art ever sold. The painting sold at Christie's auction house for a final price of $450.3 million. (Photo Credit: Faith, Family, America)

The painting was a portrait of Jesus Christ titled "Salvator Mundi," or "Savior of the World." While the painting was expecting to sell for around $100 million, bids continued rising and shattered world records.

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