SALVATOR MUNDI ... Throw Pillow

SALVATOR MUNDI ... Throw Pillow ... circa 1500 ... Painted by Leonardo da Vinci ... He painted Christ as appearing to him out of darkness ... His right hand in The Blessing ... His left hand holding The Crystal Orb representing The World ... He painted Christ as SAVIOR OF THE WORLD. ... as SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD. Leonardo painted Christ as if softly appearing through the atmosphere in a blue robe of Lapis Lazuli ... a rare blue stone as expensive as gold crushed by hand to make the paint Ultramarine. The leather straps across His chest have the intricate geometric pattern found in his preliminary sketches found now in the royal collection in England. This painting was owned by the French court and with the marriage of French Henriette to the English king the painting became owned by two kings of England.