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How a $1,175 painting became the $450 million Salvator Mundi
In 2005, two art dealers bought a damaged painting of Jesus Christ at a New Orleans auction for $1,175, believing it to be by a follower of Leonardo da Vinci. After restoration and research, it was presented as Leonardo's own work in 2011. In 2017 it sold for a record $450.3 million, and it is reportedly now kept in a secure vault in Geneva.
This summary is based on reporting by Times of India.
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