The Savior for Sale (2021)
November 25, 2021
Documentary, History
1h 40m


The story of the Salvator Mundi
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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Antoine Vitkine
- Self / The Expert Martin Kemp
- Self - Rybolovlev's Lawyer Hervé Témime
- Self - Actor (archive footage) Leonardo DiCaprio
- Self / The Prince (archive footage) Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud
- Self - Politician (archive footage) Emmanuel Macron
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Keywords
- louvre museum
- leonardo da vinci
- art dealer
- art history
- political corruption
- art auction
- renaissance painting
- italian renaissance
- geopolitics
- art market
- russian oligarch
- painting exhibition
- national gallery of art
- art historian