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World’s most Expensive Painting Sold

By Janet Giel-Romo, Ed.D.

A very famous painting sold for $450 million dollars. No one has ever paid that much for a painting before.

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The buyer was anonymous, so no one knows who bought it.

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The painting is called “Salvador Mundi”. That means Savior of the World.

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The painting was sold on November 15 th .

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It was sold at Christie’s Auction House in New York City.

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Leonardo da Vinci is a very famous artist who lived in Italy a long time ago. He was the artist who painted Salvator Mundi.

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Leonardo da Vinci made the painting over 500 years ago for King Louis Xll of France.

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Leonardo da Vinci has other famous paintings as well. One painting is the Mona Lisa.

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Another famous painting was The Last Supper. Leonardo da Vinci was an amazing artist.

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Quiz

1. What was sold?

A. statue B. painting C. pottery

2. Where was the painting sold? A. Christie’s B. Walmart

C. mall

3. Which city is Christie’s in ?

A. New York City B. Boston C. Hollywood

4. Who was the artist who made the painting? A. Picasso B. da Vinci C. Ford

Quiz

1. Was the painting two hundred dollars? A. Yes B. NO

2. Do we know who bought it? A. Yes B. No

3. Is the picture a castle? A. Yes

B. No

4. Is the painting called Salvator Mundi? A. Yes B. No

Quiz

1. Was Leonardo da Vinci from England? A. Yes B. No

2. Was Leonardo da Vinci from Italy? A. Yes B. No

3. Was the painting sold at an auction? A. Yes B. No

4. Is the painting special? A. Yes

B. No

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