SOLD

This painting by Leonardo da Vinci sold in New York for $450,312,500

It is an obscene amount of money but for a painting that was once bought for a mere $45 that is quite a profit!

Let's hope that it remains in the public domain for us all to admire and does not end up in some secret vault

UPDATE

Since I posted this piece it has been revealed that it was purchased by a little-known Saudi prince on behalf of the new leader of Saudi Arabia - Mohammed bin Salman.

The painting is destined to be on show at the Louvre Gallery in Abu Dhabi sometime soon

MIKE HEALEY