The Art NewPaper | JULIA MICHALSKA and ANNA SOMERS COCKS
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, is in fact the buyer of Leonardo’s Salvator Mundi. He used a proxy to buy the painting, the newspaper reports.
Images | King Salman, left, with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, in Jeddah in JuneBandar Algaloud / Saudi Royal Council / Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images