RE: Jesus by Leonardo
December 3, 2018 at 4:49 am
(This post was last modified: December 3, 2018 at 5:23 am by Belacqua.)
(December 3, 2018 at 4:02 am)Cherub786 Wrote: Isn't this the painting that idiot MBS purchased secretly?
The Wall Street Journal reported that MBS was the buyer. Then Christie's denied this, saying that the real purchaser was the Abu Dhabi Cultural Affairs department.
I suspect that at this level of the world of power and money, there will be a lot of rumor and misdirection going on. The various fees involved with the sale -- over and above the price of the painting -- were over 50 million, and for that amount you can buy a lot of lies.
(December 1, 2018 at 9:51 am)unfogged Wrote:
There's no reason to think it's a fake. If by "fake" we mean a modern object created with intent to deceive.
As with so many pictures from this period, though, 100% confidence in attribution is difficult. A picture from a workshop may be only partially from the master's hand, though produced entirely under his supervision.
This one certainly looks Leonardo-like, unlike the Bella Principessa which was discovered a few years ago. That one is doubtful.
