[onewaystreet]

Christie's has more details here: http://www.christies.com/features/Salvator-Mundi-timeline-86...

That BBC quote is a bit misleading. The photo on the left is what the painting looked like before restoration, not what it looked like when it was originally painted. Parts of it had been damaged and repainted over multiple times in the past which is why the restored version looks so different.

[Jaruzel]

Bearing in mind here, that Christie's had a vested interest in the painting selling for as high as an amount as possible. So interesting this may be, it's hardly unbiased.

Personally, I'm a believer. :)

[zhte415]

That was an excellent article and dialogue. Thank you.