Robert B. Simon ’73CC, ’75M.A., ’76M.Phil, ’82 Ph.D. (GSAS) : The Hunt for da Vinci’s Lost Salvator Mundi
Join us for an extraordinary journey on the hunt for the lost Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci.
The recent Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the National Gallery in London brought together more than half of the artist’s fifteen known paintings. As astounding as it may seem, it included a “new” work by Leonardo: the Salvator Mundi, a half-length oil painting of Christ blessing, last recorded in the collection of King Charles I in 1649 and long presumed lost. The saga of its discovery, and the research and conservation that established its authenticity will be told by Robert Simon, who has shepherded the Salvator Mundi on its progression from an anonymous devotional painting hanging on a staircase in an American house to its recognition as a masterpiece by the greatest of all artists.
Robert B. Simon is an art historian specializing in the Italian Renaissance. He received his undergraduate degree, M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. from Columbia University and works in New York as a private dealer and consultant in Old Master paintings.
Cost: Free for members; $25 for guests
This program is in partnership with the Hermitage Museum Foundation (USA).