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OCTOBER 27, 2022

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Leonardo da Vinci’s rare painting to be auctioned in NY

NEW YORK — A painting thought by scholars to be one of only a few by Leonardo da Vinci to have survived the half-millennia since the artist’s death is set to be auctioned on Wednesday in New York, where it is guaranteed to sell for at least $100 million.

The 500-year-old oil painting depicting Christ holding a crystal orb, called “Salvator Mundi” or “Savior of the World,” is one of fewer than 20 paintings by Da Vinci known to exist, according to Christie’s, the auction house conducting the sale.

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