Da Vinci portrait of Christ sells for record $450.3 million in New York
By Reuters
16 November 2017 |
10:10 am
Leonardo da Vinci’s portrait of Christ “Salvator Mundi” sells for a record-smashing $450.3 million at Christie’s in New York, more than double the old mark for any work of art at auction.
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