Does it really make you wonder that a Leonardo da Vinci painting is the highest priced painting ever? There's only 16 existing da Vinci paintings almost all are in museums. Owning a da Vinci was pretty near impossible. The last time a da Vinci painting was verified as authentic was over a 100 years ago.
If you're a deca-billionaire who wants bragging rights about owning something truly rare, here's your chance.
In 2011, the art community reached a consensus: This was a bona fide da Vinci.
“It’s the most unimaginable discovery of the last 50 years,” London-based art dealer Charles Beddington told the New York Times. “A painting by Leonardo is one of the rarest things on the planet. You can’t imagine it’s ever going to happen again.”
Or, as Simon told CNN, “This is not a little ripple in a pond, this is like a boulder,”
The painting made its public debut at London’s National Gallery in a 2011 exhibit titled, “Leonardo da Vinci: Painter in the Court of Milan,” where it “became one of the most talked-about pictures in the world,” as the New Yorker wrote.
I wouldn't say no consensus, I would say the consensus is not universal. There does appear to be a very serious artistic and scientific attempt to validate this among several experts at the highest level. And that was done quietly.....they didn't reveal it as a Da Vinci until the experts weighed in. There's another recently discovered painting that is a disputed da Vinci
With this painting there was a historical record of it existing and being owned by the King of England and that students of da Vincis had made copies. In addition to several technical details, they found underneath the painting, is an earlier version of the placement of the hand. Something that someone copying a painting wouldn't do.
That's the problem w/ this sort of thing. "For every expert there is an equal and opposite expert." That first link is The History Channel. They're not trustworthy. Wouldn't surprise me tho if it is authentic, just seems to be a lot of controversy surrounding it.
Nan Chisholm of Antiques Road Show is the resident painting expert, I should ask her about it, I've emailed her before. She's sold one or two Norman Rockwell's, don't know how much "antiquity" expertise she has tho.
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Blacksmith21 ago
It makes one wonder why last week someone bid/won $450,300,000.00 USD for a da Vinci and more importantly who bought it?
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-art-auction/da-vinci-portrait-of-christ-sells-for-record-450-3-million-in-new-york-idUSKBN1DG066
Are_we_sure ago
Does it really make you wonder that a Leonardo da Vinci painting is the highest priced painting ever? There's only 16 existing da Vinci paintings almost all are in museums. Owning a da Vinci was pretty near impossible. The last time a da Vinci painting was verified as authentic was over a 100 years ago.
If you're a deca-billionaire who wants bragging rights about owning something truly rare, here's your chance.
Blacksmith21 ago
I agree it could be just that. The timing is odd.
bopper ago
There's no consensus that this da Vinci painting is authentic.
Are_we_sure ago
I wouldn't say no consensus, I would say the consensus is not universal. There does appear to be a very serious artistic and scientific attempt to validate this among several experts at the highest level. And that was done quietly.....they didn't reveal it as a Da Vinci until the experts weighed in. There's another recently discovered painting that is a disputed da Vinci
Here's some background.
http://www.history.com/news/how-a-priceless-da-vinci-masterwork-disappeared-from-view-for-centuries
Here's one expert, saying it struck him as authentic immediately
http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/750715/the-male-mona-lisa-art-historian-martin-kemp-on-leonardo-da-vincis-mysterious-salvator-mundi
With this painting there was a historical record of it existing and being owned by the King of England and that students of da Vincis had made copies. In addition to several technical details, they found underneath the painting, is an earlier version of the placement of the hand. Something that someone copying a painting wouldn't do.
bopper ago
That's the problem w/ this sort of thing. "For every expert there is an equal and opposite expert." That first link is The History Channel. They're not trustworthy. Wouldn't surprise me tho if it is authentic, just seems to be a lot of controversy surrounding it.
Nan Chisholm of Antiques Road Show is the resident painting expert, I should ask her about it, I've emailed her before. She's sold one or two Norman Rockwell's, don't know how much "antiquity" expertise she has tho.