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The Lost Leonardo
2021 · Film · documentary · 95 min
Directed by Andreas Koefoed
London, England, 2008. Some of the most distinguished experts on the work of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) gather at the National Gallery to examine a painting known as Salvator Mundi; an event that turns out to be the first act of one of the most fascinating stories in the history of art.
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Checkout the movie "The Lost Leonardo" for a glimpse into the weird world of art attribution. tl;dw is that there are big financial incentives to attributing one way or another.
A documentary was made involving some of the people and events surrounding this affair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Leonardo
I highly recommend the documentary "The Lost Leonardo" referenced in the article:
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-lost-leonardo