How could we not talk about this most recent Christie’s contemporary art auction? The record breaking painting "by" Leonardo da Vinci titled Salvator Mundi sold for $450,312,500. We aren’t talking about the obvious talking points, instead we go deeper into the painting’s history. It all plays out like Dan Brown novel. Yes, the guy who used to own Salvator Mundi was imprisoned in the 1990’s for contract killing of a rival. This episode's show notes are jam packed, so follow the links down the rabbit hole if you dare.   If you enjoy our podcast please consider becoming a patreon and support us on our Patreon page.    For more By The Way, follow us on Twitter @ByTheWay_ArtPod, Facebook @By The Way: A Contemporary Art News Podcast, and Instagram @cultural_bandwidth. Or on our website Cultural Bandwidth.   By The Way: A Contemporary Art News Podcast is created by Eric Wall and Ando.   Links Auction - Art Newspaper, Artsy Doubts and History- Vulture, The Guardian, The Observer Russian owner - Widewalls, Express, Seattle Times, Artnet   Music credits: Favorite Secrets by Waylon Thornton is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License and permission of the artist.