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The Savior for Sale (2021)

The Savior for Sale (2021)

History Documentary

The story of the Salvator Mundi

Release Date: 2021, November 25
Directors: Antoine Vitkine
Countries: France
Production: Zadig Productions, France Télévisions, MK2 Films
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Kemp, Emmanuel Macron, Hervé Témime, Robert Frank, Robert Simon, Basil Hendry, Dianne Dwyer Modestini, Luke Syson, Matthew Landrus, Scott Reyburn, Warren Adelson

Overview:

In November 15, 2017, the painting Salvator Mundi, attributed to Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), was sold for an unprecedented $450 million. An examination of the dirty secrets of the art world and the surprising story of how a work of art is capable of upsetting both personal and geopolitical interests.

Keywords:

political corruption russian oligarch renaissance painting louvre museum art history art auction art dealer geopolitics leonardo da vinci art historian art market italian renaissance painting exhibition national gallery of art