

It's especially puzzling, writes Walter Isaacson in his biography of the artist, because da Vinci was famously fastidious about the reflection and refraction of light in his work. In 2011, it was rediscovered and authenticated as one of da Vinci's works.īut the glass orb raises some doubts about the painting's authenticity. After being bought and sold a few times, the painting was lost to history. It often indicates a user profile.ĭa Vinci painted the portrait - of Jesus Christ dressed in Renaissaince Era clothing, crossing his fingers in one hand and holding a crystal orb in the other - around the year 1500.

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