A painting of Jesus Christ by Leonardo da Vinci has sold for a record $450 million. That is the most money ever paid for an artwork. The painting is called “Salvator Mundi,” Latin for “Savior of the World.” It is one of fewer than 20 works by the Renaissance painter known to exist. It sold at an auction on Wednesday. Before Wednesday, the highest-known sale price for any artwork had been $300 million for Willem de Kooning’s painting “Interchange.” Businessman Kenneth C. Griffin bought it in a private sale in 2015. A Pablo Picasso’s painting “Les femmes D’Alger” held the previous record for artwork sold at auction. It was sold in 2015 for over $179 million.
Title: Leonardo da Vinci Painting Sells for Record $450 Million
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2221/Leonardo_da_Vinci_Painting.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Leonardo da Vinci Painting Sells for Record $450 Million' data-article-id='2738'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12688'>A painting of Jesus Christ by Leonardo da Vinci has sold for a record $450 million.</span> <span data-start-time='12688' data-end-time='18604'>That is the most money ever paid for an artwork.</span> <span data-start-time='18604' data-end-time='28229'>The painting is called “Salvator Mundi,” Latin for “Savior of the World.”</span> <span data-start-time='28229' data-end-time='37563'>It is one of fewer than 20 works by the Renaissance painter known to exist.</span> <span data-start-time='37563' data-end-time='42563'>It sold at an auction on Wednesday.</span> <span data-start-time='42563' data-end-time='58813'>Before Wednesday, the highest-known sale price for any artwork had been $300 million for Willem de Kooning’s painting “Interchange.”</span> <span data-start-time='58813' data-end-time='67604'>Businessman Kenneth C. Griffin bought it in a private sale in 2015.</span> <span data-start-time='67604' data-end-time='78271'>A Pablo Picasso’s painting “Les femmes D’Alger” held the previous record for artwork sold at auction.</span> <span data-start-time='78271' data-end-time='86833'>It was sold in 2015 for over $179 million.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2221/Leonardo_da_Vinci_Painting.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9717 data-hint-location='37563' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2221/what_does_auction_mean.m4a'>What does auction mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2221/a_type_of_expensive_wine.m4a'><span>a type of expensive wine</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2221/a_meeting_place_for_high_ranking_officials.m4a'><span>a meeting place for high ranking officials</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2221/a_type_of_market.m4a'><span>a type of market</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2221/a_public_sale_in_which_goods_or_property_are_sold_to_the_highest_bidder.m4a'><span>a public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9718 data-hint-location='42563' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2221/before_wednesday_what_was_the_highestknown_sale_price_for_any_artwork_sold_at_auction.m4a'>Before Wednesday, what was the highest-known sale price for any artwork sold at auction?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='300 million dollars'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2221/300_million_dollars.m4a'><span>300 million dollars</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2221/400_million_dollars.m4a'><span>400 million dollars</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2221/200_million_dollars.m4a'><span>200 million dollars</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2221/100_million_dollars.m4a'><span>100 million dollars</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9719 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2221/a_painting_of_jesus_christ_by_leonardo_da_vinci_has_sold_for_a_record__blank__million.m4a'>A painting of Jesus Christ by Leonardo da Vinci has sold for a record $<span class='blank'>450</span> million.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='450'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2221/400.m4a'><span>400</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2221/450.m4a'><span>450</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2221/750.m4a'><span>750</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2221/800.m4a'><span>800</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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