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The Lost Leonardo (2021)

PG-1308/20/2021Documentary, History1h 35m

The inside story of the painting that seduced the world.

Overview

London, England, 2008. Some of the most distinguished experts on the work of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) gather at the National Gallery to examine a painting known as Salvator Mundi; an event that turns out to be the first act of one of the most fascinating stories in the history of art.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Georgina Adam

    Self - Writer and Journalist

  2. Warren Adelson

    Self - Art Dealer

  3. Evan Beard

    Self - Banker

  4. Yves Bouvier

    Self - Freeport Owner and Businessman

  5. Alexandra Bregman

    Self - Writer

  6. Alison Cole

    Self - Editor

  7. Dianne Dwyer Modestini

    Self - Restorer

  8. Maria Teresa Fiorio

    Self - Da Vinci Expert

  9. Jacques Franck

    Self - Artist and Restorer

I think what fascinated me most about this was the idea that even today, with all of our scientific and chemical technology - we still cannot say for certain whether this painting is actually real! I recall the fuss at the time around the work in question "Salvator Mundi" - ostensibly by Leonardo da Vinci - and of the contrary opinions expressed as to it's authenticity. This documentary from Andreas Koefoed cannot emphatically enlighten us conclusively, but it does follow the journey of the artwork from it's humble, if somewhat unlikely, discovery (in Florida) through to it's much publicised a...