Newly discovered Da Vinci to go on show in London

A rediscovered painting by Italian master Leonardo da Vinci estimated to be worth €142 million will go on display in London later this year, the National Gallery announced. Salvator Mundi, which was painted around 1500, depicts a figure of Christ...

A rediscovered painting by Italian master Leonardo da Vinci estimated to be worth €142 million will go on display in London later this year, the National Gallery announced.

Salvator Mundi, which was painted around 1500, depicts a figure of Christ holding an orb and will be shown as part of the gallery’s larger exhibition on the Renaissance master due to open in November.

The recently authenticated oil work was once owned by King Charles I of England and is currently the property of a US consortium of art dealers, who are keen to retain the painting.

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