Beautiful painting. As a complete layman when it comes to art I'm always impressed by how effectively they were able to illustrate light in those old paintings...
Of course, it's also kind of funny that the subject of a painting that sold for $450 million is a man who chose a life of poverty and begging for himself. He wasn't hostile towards the rich as many like to erroneously claim (the only account of him being hostile towards anyone were those who tried to turn faith into a money-making venture), but I have to imagine he'd look at the wealth spent on that painting and ask the purchaser to perhaps give it to the homeless instead.
Definitely don't mean to sound holier-than-thou or anything as lord knows I spend my money frivolously, but whenever depictions of Jesus are sold it always seems to run counter to his message.
