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  • JB
    Don't believe the hype
    • Wednesday, October 2, 2013
    • 4408
    #1

    Jesus Wins Again

    Leonardo da Vinci's Christ painting 'Savior of the World' sells for record $450 million at New York auction



    Not sure there's much out there, privately, that would ever top this.
    Once you vote yourselves into Communism, you must shoot your way out.

    Science that cannot be questioned is propaganda.
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    • Billy Jingo
      I shave with Occam's Razor
      • Wednesday, October 2, 2013
      • 18663
      #2
      The Bass family has a fantastic collection that includes Van Gogh, Picasso, Rothko, Renoir, and on and on and on.

      But I don't know about anything in the 450 million range.
      “One day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.”

      ~ Omar El Akkad
      ​

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        • Lady Marva
          Senior Member
          • Wednesday, June 17, 2015
          • 13321
          #3
          Originally posted by Billy Jingo View Post
          The Bass family has a fantastic collection that includes Van Gogh, Picasso, Rothko, Renoir, and on and on and on.

          But I don't know about anything in the 450 million range.
          Were they the ones who bought this painting?

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            • Billy Jingo
              I shave with Occam's Razor
              • Wednesday, October 2, 2013
              • 18663
              #4
              Originally posted by Lady Marva View Post
              Were they the ones who bought this painting?
              I don't know. I was speculating on whether or not there is a work of art in private hands that would beat the price of $450 million.
              “One day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.”

              ~ Omar El Akkad
              ​

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                • Celeste Chalfonte
                  apostate
                  • Saturday, October 5, 2013
                  • 27897
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Billy Jingo View Post
                  The Bass family has a fantastic collection that includes Van Gogh, Picasso, Rothko, Renoir, and on and on and on.

                  But I don't know about anything in the 450 million range.
                  The buyer is paying for rarity. The painting itself is one of the least impressive pieces da Vinci did.
                  "Since the historic ruling, the Lovings have become icons for equality. Mildred released a statement on the 40th anniversary of the ruling in 2007: 'I am proud that Richard’s and my name is on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, Black or white, young or old, gay or straight, seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all. That’s what Loving, and loving, are all about.'." - Mildred Loving (Loving v. Virginia)

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                    • Billy Jingo
                      I shave with Occam's Razor
                      • Wednesday, October 2, 2013
                      • 18663
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Celeste Chalfonte View Post
                      The buyer is paying for rarity. The painting itself is one of the least impressive pieces da Vinci did.
                      If that is the case then maybe a Hieronymus Bosch but I don't know of any of his stuff being in private hands.
                      “One day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.”

                      ~ Omar El Akkad
                      ​

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                        • JB
                          Don't believe the hype
                          • Wednesday, October 2, 2013
                          • 4408
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Billy Jingo View Post
                          If that is the case then maybe a Hieronymus Bosch but I don't know of any of his stuff being in private hands.
                          For years there was an early JB taped to a refrigerator. It was a turkey in the shape of a hand.

                          I heard it is priceless.
                          Once you vote yourselves into Communism, you must shoot your way out.

                          Science that cannot be questioned is propaganda.

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                            • JB
                              Don't believe the hype
                              • Wednesday, October 2, 2013
                              • 4408
                              #8
                              Originally posted by Celeste Chalfonte View Post
                              The painting itself is one of the least impressive pieces da Vinci did.
                              Eye of the beholder.

                              It's magnificent.
                              Once you vote yourselves into Communism, you must shoot your way out.

                              Science that cannot be questioned is propaganda.

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                                • Gingersnap
                                  Resident stylistic consultant
                                  • Tuesday, October 1, 2013
                                  • 24058
                                  #9
                                  Wouldn't this be the only da Vinci in private hands today?

                                  It's very good now that it's been restored but not the best of his known works. I have no idea what the rarity/artistic value would be versus the investment/commercial value.
                                  "Alexa, slaughter the fatted calf."

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                                    • Frostbit
                                      But only once
                                      • Wednesday, October 2, 2013
                                      • 22330
                                      #10
                                      Why did he paint Jesus as white?
                                      If it pays, it stays

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                                        • phillygirl
                                          Not superior, just kind
                                          • Wednesday, October 2, 2013
                                          • 19840
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by Gingersnap View Post
                                          Wouldn't this be the only da Vinci in private hands today?

                                          It's very good now that it's been restored but not the best of his known works. I have no idea what the rarity/artistic value would be versus the investment/commercial value.
                                          You've seen it?
                                          Not where I breathe, but where I love, I live...
                                          Robert Southwell, S.J.

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                                            • Newman
                                              Behind the Iron Curtain
                                              • Friday, November 1, 2013
                                              • 25814
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by Lady Marva View Post
                                              Were they the ones who bought this painting?
                                              I think I saw that it sold for $90 (ninety) about ninety years ago. Maybe I'm wrong. I hope not, though.

                                              Who had it for $90?
                                              • "I'm a hell of a lot smarter than most of you guys." — Joe Biden, at Jesse Jackson's funeral, March 2026.​
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                                              • ​​"Florida is where Woke goes to die." — Ron DeSantis.
                                              • "No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence." — Nancy Pelosi, explaining Lawfare.
                                              • “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety”​— Ben Franklin, who got it right.
                                              • "The way I see it, there's always, c'mon, there's always money. It's there." — Elizabeth Warren, explaining socialism.
                                              • "The interesting thing about the Green New Deal is it wasn't originally a climate thing at all.... We really think of it as a how-do-you-change-the-entire-economy thing." — Saikat Chakrabarti, then AOC's Chief of Staff.

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                                                • Lady Marva
                                                  Senior Member
                                                  • Wednesday, June 17, 2015
                                                  • 13321
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by Frostbit View Post
                                                  Why did he paint Jesus as white?
                                                  Because everybody else did.

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                                                    • Newman
                                                      Behind the Iron Curtain
                                                      • Friday, November 1, 2013
                                                      • 25814
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by Lady Marva View Post
                                                      Because everybody else did.


                                                      I'm sure a 15th century Italian who painted a black Jesus would've been celebrated for his edginess and so on. They probably would've given him a ride on their shoulders all the way to the stake and pyre.
                                                      • "I'm a hell of a lot smarter than most of you guys." — Joe Biden, at Jesse Jackson's funeral, March 2026.​
                                                      • "That's all I do in my life. I make deals. I'm really good at it." — President Donald Trump, Oct. 13, 2025.
                                                      • “Inside every progressive is a totalitarian screaming to get out,” — David Horowitz.
                                                      • "We [Democrats] are all willing to work with anyone who is serious about doing the work of censoring the American people, and advancing progress."​ — Ayanna Pressley, explaining progressives.
                                                      • ​​"Florida is where Woke goes to die." — Ron DeSantis.
                                                      • "No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence." — Nancy Pelosi, explaining Lawfare.
                                                      • “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety”​— Ben Franklin, who got it right.
                                                      • "The way I see it, there's always, c'mon, there's always money. It's there." — Elizabeth Warren, explaining socialism.
                                                      • "The interesting thing about the Green New Deal is it wasn't originally a climate thing at all.... We really think of it as a how-do-you-change-the-entire-economy thing." — Saikat Chakrabarti, then AOC's Chief of Staff.

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                                                        • Norm dePlume
                                                          Err foil
                                                          • Tuesday, October 22, 2013
                                                          • 14904
                                                          #15
                                                          I think I've seen this guy before.

                                                          da vinci rickenbacker.jpg
                                                          Enjoy.

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