London, July 2 (ANI): A painting by Leonardo da Vinci that had once been sold for 45 pounds, has now been estimated to be worth a whooping 120 million pounds.
The oil on wood panel painting, named 'Salvator Mundi', or 'Saviour of the World', shows Christ with a raised right hand as if in blessing and his left hand holding a globe.
It had been attributed to a pupil of da Vinci, but now an international group of experts has established that it was by the master himself.
Experts, who are authenticating the work, as well as the National Gallery in London - where the painting is due to be displayed later this year - have kept a mum over the new 26" by 18.5" revelation.
"We are not in a position to call, as the painting is not in our collection," the Daily Mail quoted a spokesperson of the Gallery as saying. (ANI)
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