Christ painting by Leonardo da Vinci sells for record $450M

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Ljink96 on 16 November 2017

spurgeonryan said:

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I dunno, it's a great painting and all but...the subject matter is somewhat false. I wouldn't buy it even if I was into this and had the money.

Not sure if the subject matter has anything to do with it. Not buying something just because you are an atheist. I would say the larger reason not to buy this as a billionaire would be that many question it's authenticity. Plus even if it is authentic, half of the painting was redone.

I'm not an atheist lol, I'm talking about the untruth that Jesus a man whom lived in the Middle East and looks like he was born in Europe.

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Nymeria on 16 November 2017

V-r0cK said:

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The market bears what it can. I'd pay a few hundred for a Jason Fabok Wonder Woman sketch, the one I wanted sold for $1,700 so I don't blame him charging that much if people pay it.

In terms of art that goes for millions, it is mainly an investment strategy, not done out of any love of art.

Oh im all for artists to charge whatever they want, and there are many that are willing to pay that price too. I've bought numerous art for hundreds as well, just some people complain cause they cant afford it/dont understand lol

Agreed. We live in such an age of mass production with economics of scale that the value of something one of a kind hand crafted has seen its value diminished greatly to most people.

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V-r0cK on 16 November 2017

Nymeria said:

V-r0cK said:

Oh im all for artists to charge whatever they want, and there are many that are willing to pay that price too. I've bought numerous art for hundreds as well, just some people complain cause they cant afford it/dont understand lol

Agreed. We live in such an age of mass production with economics of scale that the value of something one of a kind hand crafted has seen its value diminished greatly to most people.

Couldn't have said it better. :)

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numberwang on 16 November 2017

Ljink96 said:

spurgeonryan said:

Not sure if the subject matter has anything to do with it. Not buying something just because you are an atheist. I would say the larger reason not to buy this as a billionaire would be that many question it's authenticity. Plus even if it is authentic, half of the painting was redone.

I'm not an atheist lol, I'm talking about the untruth that Jesus a man whom lived in the Middle East and looks like he was born in Europe.

How do you think middle easterners look like?

https://fanack.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Israel-new-cabinet-fanack-hollandse-hoogte1.jpg1-1200x800.jpg

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numberwang said:

Ljink96 said:

I'm not an atheist lol, I'm talking about the untruth that Jesus a man whom lived in the Middle East and looks like he was born in Europe.

How do you think middle easterners look like?

https://fanack.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Israel-new-cabinet-fanack-hollandse-hoogte1.jpg1-1200x800.jpg

Not like this Jesus painting.

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fory77 on 16 November 2017

numberwang said:

The earliest surviving icon of Christ (500s) from the Saint Catherine's Monastery in Egypt. Probably the personal icon of Byzantine emperor Justinian.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Pantocrator_(Sinai)

that transition from roman to medieval byzantine

numberwang said:

Ljink96 said:

I'm not an atheist lol, I'm talking about the untruth that Jesus a man whom lived in the Middle East and looks like he was born in Europe.

How do you think middle easterners look like?

https://fanack.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Israel-new-cabinet-fanack-hollandse-hoogte1.jpg1-1200x800.jpg

fam read some history, those are almost literally wh*te people (ashkenazi jews)