Da Vinci's 60 USD painting is auctioned at 100 million USD

Once bought for $ 60, Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" painting is expected to reach $ 100 million when auctioned off.

The famous painting "Salvator Mundi" was born around the 16th century, at the same time as "Mona Lisa". Christie's New York auction house announced on November 14 the auction of this work.

Leonardo da Vinci's "Savior" painting was auctioned on November 15 in New York, USA.(Photo: Christie's).

According to the New York Times, pre-auction exhibitions of paintings in Hong Kong, London, San Francisco and now New York have attracted the attention of media and the public.

Christe's auction house said on November 15, when the work was sold, the number of people who admired the painting would be more than 27,000, the highest number of viewers for a work of art.

"Salvator Mundi" is the Holy Grail in the works of master artists before the 19th century. It is like a mysterious dream, unattainable up to now " , CNN quoted Alan Wintermute, a highly expert Christie's level of painting before the 19th century.

The Da Vinci painting of Jesus was hung in the palace before disappearing at the end of the 18th century. The moment the painting was re-exported in 1900, its origins were forgotten.

This masterpiece was sold at Christie's auction house in 1958 for $ 60. In 2011, the painting was identified as Da Vinci's work. This is one of the less than 20 known works of Da Vinci and is the only private work.