: The painting passed through the hands of a Swiss "freeport" mogul and a Russian oligarch before being sold at Christie's to a proxy for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). Deep Themes
The "Lost Leonardo" refers to the Salvator Mundi (Savior of the World), which was originally dismissed as a mere copy by a pupil of Leonardo da Vinci. The Lost Leonardo subtitles English
The story of the documentary is a high-stakes investigation into the Salvator Mundi , a painting discovered in 2005 for $1,175 that eventually sold for a record-breaking $450 million in 2017. Directed by Andreas Koefoed, the film is structured like a thriller, tracing the artwork's journey through three distinct worlds: the art market, global finance, and international power politics. The Core Narrative : The painting passed through the hands of