“Salvator Mundi: The Journey of a False Savior”- Blog Post for Oxford University Press

 
Half-length portrait of a man. Long-haired and emerging out of a black background. He raises one hand in  a blessing gesture; the other holds an orb.

After Leonardo da Vinci, Salvator Mundi, Detroit Institute of Arts.

 

Oxford University Press’ three-part blog series on Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi concluded today with an essay written by Robert Simon, "Salvator Mundi: the journey of a false saviour," where he dives into the fascinating provenance of a fine version of the subject in the Detroit Institute of Arts that was once thought to be the original painting by Leonardo.