art history

Leonardo’s painting Salvator Mundi was sold at auction for $450 million dollars, the highest price ever paid for a work of art.

Write an essay that makes use of the articles “Florentine Artists on Film” and “Why Would Anybody Pay $450 million for a Painting?”, as well as the videos and texts about Leonardo and Michelangelo’s art.
Links: https://news.artnet.com/market/why-buy-salvator-mundi-1153085 (Why Would Anybody Pay $450 million for a Painting?)
The article would be o the upload file.

In your essay, address these following questions:

-Do you think that Salvator Mundi is worth $450 million dollars?

-Why do you think an anonymous buyer wanted this painting so much?

-What is a common paradigm of artistic genius, and how does that confer value on the painting?

-Can you think of a contemporary genius from the world of art, entertainment, politics, athletics, etc. that fits that paradigm of genius that was applied to Michelangelo and Leonardo?

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