The sale of the Renaissance painter's "Salvator Mundi" took place Wednesday at Christie's auction house in New York City. By The Associated Press A painting of Christ by the Renaissance master ...

For a painting worth nearly half a billion dollars, Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi is far from perfect. The 500-year-old portrait of Jesus Christ has a shady past that includes ownership by King ...

Call it the priciest piece of art — ever. A once-lost portrait of Christ by the iconic Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci sold Wednesday at auction for $450 million, roughly triple its anticipated ...

A previously lost work of art by one of the world's greatest artists is being presented at auction by Christie's.Depicting Jesus Christ as the world's savior, Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi ...

NEW YORK (CNN)-- A painting once bought for $60 is about to go under the hammer, billed as "the greatest artistic rediscovery of the 21st century." Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" was unveiled at ...

"Salvator Mundi" was purchased by an anonymous bidder for a cool $450.3 million. — -- All eyes were locked on Lot 9 in a packed salesroom at Christie's auction house in New York during 19 minutes ...

It'll surely be a while before you see this much money being thrown around again. Leonardo da Vinci's 500-year-old painting "Salvator Mundi" has broken the record for the most expensive artwork ever ...

Art dealer Robert Simon bought a painting by an unknown artist in 2005, and asked his friend Dianne Modestini to restore it. Her work on the piece eventually led to the discovery that it was Leonardo ...