this painting was attributed to a student of Da Vinci called Giovanni Boltraffio, but on later examination of appears it was by the master himself, the oil on wood panel painting, Salvator Mundi, or Saviour of the World, depicts Christ with his right hand raised in blessing and his left hand holding a globe, Milan-based Da Vinci expert professor Pietro Marani was one of the four experts asked for their opinion and secretly flew to the National Gallery in London last year to view it,
today professor Marani said: 'We have been asked to keep this a secret and not say anything', a source close to the panel added: 'on the open market today the painting would easily fetch at least £120 million - it's unique and nothing like this has emerged for decades,
the exhibition ‘Leonardo Da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan’ is due to open in November and has been described as 'the most complete display of Leonardo's rare surviving paintings ever held', hopefully this painting will be one of the exhibits, great painting, just think he was the same age as me when he painted it, 61 years old, as far as me painting I struggle to complete a painting by numbers! but here's a thought, I wonder who the 'expert' was at Sotheby's who judge it to be by a student of Da Vinci's and let it go for £45!
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