World auction record
The Savior is a painting created by the famous Italian Renaissance painter Leonardo da Vinci. There are less than 20 works by Leonardo da Vinci, which have always been sought after by the market. On the evening of 201715 new york time, the only marketable Leonardo da Vinci's work "The Savior" was hammered out for 400 million dollars. With the commission, the transaction price was 4503120,000 USD (about RMB 2,957.7 million), making it the most expensive work of art in the history of Christie's in new york. The whole auction process lasted only 20 minutes and was taken by an unidentified private buyer by telephone.