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The Last Leonardo: The Secret Lives of the…
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The Last Leonardo: The Secret Lives of the World's Most Expensive Painting (editie 2019)

door Ben Lewis

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"In 2017, Leonardo da Vinci's small oil painting the Salvator Mundi was sold at auction. In the words of its discoverer, the image of Christ as savior of the world is "the rarest thing on the planet." Its $450 million sale price also makes it the world's most expensive painting. For two centuries, art dealers had searched in vain for the Holy Grail of art history: a portrait of Christ as the Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci. Many similar paintings of greatly varying quality had been executed by Leonardo's assistants in the early sixteenth century. But where was the original by the master himself? In November 2017, Christie's auction house announced they had it. But did they? The Last Leonardo tells a thrilling tale of a spellbinding icon invested with the power to make or break the reputations of scholars, billionaires, kings, and sheikhs. Ben Lewis takes us to Leonardo's studio in Renaissance Italy; to the court of Charles I and the English Civil War; to Amsterdam, Moscow, and New Orleans; to the galleries, salerooms, and restorer's workshop as the painting slowly, painstakingly emerged from obscurity. The vicissitudes of the highly secretive art market are charted across six centuries. It is a twisting tale of geniuses and oligarchs, double-crossings and disappearances, in which we're never quite certain what to believe. Above all, it is an adventure story about the search for lost treasure, and a quest for the truth." --… (meer)
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Titel:The Last Leonardo: The Secret Lives of the World's Most Expensive Painting
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The Last Leonardo: The Secret Lives of the World's Most Expensive Painting door Ben Lewis

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By and large, a good and straightforward account of the history of the Salvator Mundi sold as a Leonardo painting in 2017 for an absurd amount of money. Lewis has talked to as many people involved as would talk to him and has researched widely and well. He covers the provenance and restoration and the debate over the painting, and of course delves into the details of the high-end art market and all its complications.

However, Lewis doesn't always say things as clearly as he might, and I noticed a few infelicitous phrases: what is a "thick crust of paper" (p. 64), for example? And it is simply inaccurate to say that printed lists of sale prices are usually "only in the copy of the catalogue owned by the auction house" (p. 283). I'm sure folks more familiar with the painting will have more quibbles, but these were the ones I noticed.

Generally, though, an excellent page-turner of a book. ( )
  JBD1 | Nov 27, 2022 |
Ben Lewis takes a look at a recently discovered artwork, entitled Salvator Mundi, that may have been painted by Leonardo da Vinci around the year 1500. He traces the provenance, restoration, attribution, and controversies. It was hanging in a stairwell in a suburban house in New Orleans. It barely escaped Hurricane Katrina, was sold by an estate for $1175 in 2005, and eventually sold at auction in 2017, after restoration, for $450 million. Was this the work of da Vinci or a “studio effort?”

Lewis takes the reader on a journey into the art world, shedding light on financial interests, reputations, and motivations of those involved. He traces the painting’s provenance back to Renaissance Italy, and the courts of Charles I and Louis XII. He outlines restoration techniques and how they have changed over the years. He takes a stand and makes his case. Along the way, we learn about da Vinci’s life and artistic methods. This book is detailed, thoroughly researched, and well-written. It will appeal to those interested in art history, the life of Leonardo da Vinci, or the inner workings of art collecting.
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  Castlelass | Oct 30, 2022 |
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The ins and outs of the art world are fascinating. How does the value of a painting get determined? How can we be certain that pieces are in fact the product of the famous artist the museum plaque claims they are? What kind of labyrinthine journey has a particular painting gone on before being acquired either privately or by a museum? It turns out the art world is rife with disagreements about provenance, claims unable to truly be substantiated, and missing histories but none of this hampers the high prices sometimes paid for these disputed works. Author Ben Lewis tracks the journey of Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi, perhaps the original painting copied by his students and painted by the master himself, or perhaps not da Vinci's work entirely, or perhaps not at all da Vinci's, in his book The Last Leonardo.

You'd never have guessed, when da Vinci's Salvator Mundi came up for auction and subsequently sold for the unheard of price of $450 million dollars, that it was the subject of much debate, allegations of fraud, and still simmering questions of provenance. Long the subject of conjecture and considered missing, the painting ostensibly reappeared in 2005, when, if it is in fact the Leonardo it is purported to be, it embarked on just the latest of a long line of travels through the art world. Lewis tracks the restoration of the painting, many of the major players involved in authenticating it as a da Vinci work, it's eventual exhibition despite the rules surrounding which paintings can be exhibited, and the questions still swirling around this impossibly valuable artwork. The story is involved, often convoluted, and unresolved.

But that very difficulty in tracing the painting's past indisputably back to da Vinci, the financial dealings and their tax implications, and the explanation of da Vinci's artistic signature and whether those attributes are present in the Salvator Mundi or not, make the narrative thick and expansive. This is an art history tale about the possible provenance of one painting but also about the art world as a whole, both now and throughout history. It is about the sky-high prices art can command, the exclusivity and problems with private art collectors. It is also about the intersection of art and politics, art and wealth, art and perception/truth. Lewis meticulously and exhaustively researched his story but that sometimes results in too much minutia and a narrative that tries to follow too many threads. Some of it was truly fascinating while other parts really bogged down. The idea of a lost Leonardo da Vinci painting, albeit in poor condition, being discovered in a gallery in Louisiana for less than $2,000 is an intriguing one. It makes us all believe that we too might find something immeasurably valuable in our attics once day if we just look hard enough. The idea ends up being a bit more intriguing than the true story though, even with all of the twists and turns, at least for me. ( )
  whitreidtan | Aug 2, 2022 |
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This in-depth account of Leonardo’s life and work reads almost like a novel: absorbing narrative, well-written, unexpectedly hard to put down. The great man was so much more than “just” an artist, and the times in which he lived were spectacular — think of the Medicis.
  SharronA | Mar 16, 2022 |
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In November 2017, a painting of Christ as Salvator Mundi newly attributed to Leonardo da Vinci sold at Christie’s for $450 million dollars, making it the most expensive painting ever sold up to that date. Art critic Lewis takes his readers through the painting’s history in an attempt to explain how that happened. It’s a story filled with twists and turns. The players include art dealers, restorers, appraisers, historians, collectors, and museums. Although the painting is presently attributed to Leonardo, some experts do not agree with this attribution, and Lewis explores other possible attributions for the painting. Will the painting retain its status as a Leonardo? Lewis’s account is thorough enough that readers will be able to form their own opinion about it.

This review is based on a complimentary copy provided by the publisher through LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers program. ( )
  cbl_tn | Jun 4, 2020 |
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Centuries ago, in an age when the world was still ruled by monarchs and dukes and countesses dressed in velvet and golden brocade, there lived a man of illegitimate birth, as warmhearted in his disposition as he was boundless in his curiosity, fierce in his intellect and skillful with his hands.
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"In 2017, Leonardo da Vinci's small oil painting the Salvator Mundi was sold at auction. In the words of its discoverer, the image of Christ as savior of the world is "the rarest thing on the planet." Its $450 million sale price also makes it the world's most expensive painting. For two centuries, art dealers had searched in vain for the Holy Grail of art history: a portrait of Christ as the Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci. Many similar paintings of greatly varying quality had been executed by Leonardo's assistants in the early sixteenth century. But where was the original by the master himself? In November 2017, Christie's auction house announced they had it. But did they? The Last Leonardo tells a thrilling tale of a spellbinding icon invested with the power to make or break the reputations of scholars, billionaires, kings, and sheikhs. Ben Lewis takes us to Leonardo's studio in Renaissance Italy; to the court of Charles I and the English Civil War; to Amsterdam, Moscow, and New Orleans; to the galleries, salerooms, and restorer's workshop as the painting slowly, painstakingly emerged from obscurity. The vicissitudes of the highly secretive art market are charted across six centuries. It is a twisting tale of geniuses and oligarchs, double-crossings and disappearances, in which we're never quite certain what to believe. Above all, it is an adventure story about the search for lost treasure, and a quest for the truth." --

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