Historian Claims Leonardo da Vinci's $450 Million USD "Salvator Mundi" Was Painted by His Assistant

Previously believed to be the last privately-owned painting by Leonardo da Vinci himself, the Salvator Mundi sold by Christie's New York last year for $450,312,500 USD may have mostly been painted by da Vinci's assistant. According to art historian Dr. Matthew Landrus, da Vinci's contributions to the piece only measures to be between 5 to 20 percent while studio assistant Bernardino Luini completed the rest of it. The auction house, alongside many credible academics and scholars ranging from his...