Price paid for most expensive paintings ever sold Published by Aaron O'Neill , Jun 21, 2022 The most expensive painting ever sold was Salvator Mundi, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci A long-lost Leonardo da Vinci painting, which depicts Jesus Christ, sold at auction for more than $450 million on Nov. 15, 2017. (Image credit: Leonardo da Vinci) One of the world's leading experts on Leonardo da Vinci has said a delay in exhibiting Salvator Mundi, the world's most expensive painting, is not due to questions about its authenticity. As Salvator Mundi, his potent depiction of Christ, becomes the most expensive artwork ever, here's our guide to every Leonardo painting in existence, from the masterpieces to the less-than-perfects Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi smashed records when it was sold at a Christie's auction in New York for $450 million (£323 million), making it the most expensive painting to be sold Portrait of Mona Lisa del Giocondo, 1503-1506, by Leonardo da Vinci, the most expensive painting in the world Leonardo da Vinci's famed Mona Lisa has belonged to the Louvre Museum collection in Paris since 1804, and it is a star attraction that draws in thousands of tourists every year. J8XVm.

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