It was announced that Leonardo Da Vinci's Jesus tab named "Salvator Mundi" selling a record $ 450 million prize went to the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi.
Louvre Abu Dhabi, the first museum to carry the name Louvre outside France, is described as "the first universal museum in the Arab world " and the oil wealth is seen as a representative of the United Arab Emirates' global ambitions.
The museum wrote in English, French and Arabic "Salvator Mundi of Da Vinci, # LouvreAbuDhabi" from the social media account the day we passed.
The auction house, Christie's, firmly refused to disclose the recipient of the table, which was bought in New York for $ 450.3 million and confused the art world.
SUID PRINCE BUY ALDI
The New York Times also identified the buyer as Saudi Arabia's Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Farhan al-Saud. However, the official worship of Jesus or any other religion outside Islam is forbidden in the Prince's country.
The Times explained that Prince Bader's important art collector is not a past but a friend and partner of Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.
The sale doubled the record for Pablo Picasso's "Algerian Women", which was sold in New York for $ 179.4 million.
