Do people really belief that this is from Leonardo? It is so much unlike and I would say, forgive me, inferior compared to his uncontested works.
History of the Salvator Mundi
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#12Do people really belief that this is from Leonardo? It is so much unlike and I would say, forgive me, inferior compared to his uncontested works.
The Salvator Mundi definitely seems inferior. There's something very unnatural about the right hand. I can't get my hand in that position and I'm not disabled. The glass orb in the left hand doesn't seem to refract any light at all—I can't imagine as scientifically minded of a painter as Leonardo settling for this. And the eyes...it just has this derpy look
Matthew Landrus and other art historians argue it came from Leonardo's workshop and Leonardo may have contributed some of the brush strokes—I have no problem believing that. But I just don't see this as a Leonardo
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#13Hito Steyerl has a nice talk on XR technology that starts with this work. (talk starts at about 6:30) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1Qhy0_PCjs
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#14What an incredible irony that the world’s most regressive Islamic government buys a painting of Jesus by one of the world’s most famous artists; and that same government rules that, according to Islamic jurisprudence, a similar depiction of Mohammed would be a high crime worthy of severe punishment.
There was a DW documentary that I can't find now, which stated that art is a tax and dirty money shelter. Not sure if this was the case for buying a painting that 4(?) years ago was sold for ~130M and was now sold for ~500M.
It might be this one?
Secluded treasures & tax incentives - The freeport system
https://youtu.be/5bIGd3jcrS4
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
There was a DW documentary that I can't find now, which stated that art is a tax and dirty money shelter. Not sure if this was the case for buying a painting that 4(?) years ago was sold for ~130M and was now sold for ~500M.
It might be this one? Secluded treasures & tax incentives - The freeport system https://youtu.be/5bIGd3jcrS4
Thank you - that's exactly the one.