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The Salvator Mundi

People believe that Leonardo da Vinci must have painted the Salvator Mundi around c 1500. Some specialists, however, dispute the fact that the famous artist could have painted the piece. They say that he probably only contributed a little to it. What is The Salvator Mundi? This painting is a painting of Jesus wearing a Renaissance dress. It depicts Jesus making the sign of the cross with his right hand and holding a crystal orb in his left hand. The picture depicts the savior as Salvator Mundi , meaning ‘Savior of the World’. The Style of the Painting Leonardo da Vinci has used his particular technique of layering delicate glazes of color to make a form that has no boundaries. He was the only painter who used this technique so well. His painting is psychological, theological, and it also has a scientific dimension. The History behind the Famous Salvator Mundi It is most likely that King Louis commissioned the Salvator Mundi the X11 from France, and then it