The „Salvator Mundi“, attributed to Leonardo da Vinci,
from the authentication in 2011/12 to the sale in 2017.
In Technical Art History Class, winter semester of 2017/2018, the painting technique of Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519), according to his compendium Trattato della pittura, was discussed. Prior to class, the available high resolution photos and close-ups of the „Salvator Mundi“ from different sources were examined to be used as illustrations. It was then discovered, that the photos from the time of the authentication in 2011/2012, differed from the ones prior to the sale of 2017. The surprising find contributed to an already ongoing open discourse and was featured in several articles.
![](https://kunst-gutachter.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Leonardo-Press-1024x575.jpg)
1) Gif of both Wikimedia files, 2011 and 2017, unedited.
![](https://kunst-gutachter.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Salvator-2011-2017-Date-2.gif)
![Salvator-SW](https://kunst-gutachter.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Salvator-SW-1.gif)
2) Gif of both Wikimedia files, 2011 and 2017, color corrected and distorted
to match the contours better.
![Salvator-Mundi-Colour-Corre](https://kunst-gutachter.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Salvator-Mundi-Colour-Corre-1.gif)
![Salvator-Mundi-Corre-SW](https://kunst-gutachter.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Salvator-Mundi-Corre-SW-1.gif)
3) Details 2011 and 2017: color corrected and distorted photos to match contours better.
Click for a larger image, Picture: © Courtesy of National Gallery, London, and Christie’s. Source: commons.wikimedia.org