One of the many weird things about the sale of the Salvator Mundi for $450 million (£337 million) was the repeated claim of Christie’s that it was ‘the last Leonardo painting ... s is only on loan to ...

From once being sold for $60 to being called "the greatest artistic rediscovery of the 21st century," Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" painting has captivated the attention of art lovers ...

Since its sale for a record US$450 million, the whereabouts of the Salvator Mundi, said to be painted by Leonardo da Vinci, has become one of the art world's greatest mysteries. On Monday ...