The Salvator Mundi attributed to Leonardo may be displayed in Saudi Arabia in a museum under construction

The Salvator Mundi, the paintingsold by Christie ’s in 2017 for a record $450 million, making it the most expensive work of art ever, and attributed to Leonardo da Vinci (although all critics disagree), may be displayed in a museum that is being specially built.

British art historian Martin Kemp, a professor at Oxford University who is credited with the controversial attribution to Leonardo da Vinci, said he was summoned to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud to view and investigate the painting. Al Cheltenham Literary Festival also stated that the painting is in Saudi Arabia and that an art gallery is being built and is expected to be completed probably in 2024.

Saudi Arabia will in fact open Wadi AlFann, a giant cultural complex near the city of Al Ula that will apparently house the painting. Instead, British curator Iwona Blazwick, former director of London’s Whitechapel Gallery, is advising the kingdom on cultural initiatives.

Since the painting was purchased at record auction, it has never been exhibited to the public again.

The Salvator Mundi attributed to Leonardo may be displayed in Saudi Arabia in a museum under construction

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