---
title: 'The Lost Leonardo (2021)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Andreas Koefoed'
released: '2021-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Denmark'
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lost-leonardo-2021'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11225756/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Lost Leonardo (2021)

2021 · 96 min · Documentary · France, Denmark, Sweden


## Synopsis

The Lost Leonardo is an internationally co-produced documentary film directed by Andreas Koefoed, released in 2021. It follows the discovery and successive sales of the painting the Salvator Mundi, allegedly a work by Leonardo da Vinci, an artist for whom there are only a few attributed works in existence. The film chronicles the dramatic increases in the painting's value from its original purchase in 2005 for $1,175 to its auction in 2017 for $450 million, when it became the most expensive artwork ever sold. The use of high-end artwork for hiding wealth, as well as the conflicts created by large commissions and other economic incentives, are explored in the film. It includes interviews with leading art experts and art critics on issues regarding the provenance and authenticity of the work.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Andreas Koefoed](https://cinepixo.com/people/andreas-koefoed)
- **Screenplay:** [Andreas Koefoed](https://cinepixo.com/people/andreas-koefoed), [Mark Monroe](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-monroe), [Andreas Dalsgaard](https://cinepixo.com/people/andreas-dalsgaard), [Christian Kirk Muff](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-kirk-muff), [Duska Zagorac](https://cinepixo.com/people/duska-zagorac)
- **Director of Photography:** [Adam Jandrup](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-jandrup)
- **Editor:** [Nicolás Nørgaard Staffolani](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-n-rgaard-staffolani)

## Cast

- [Martin Kemp](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-kemp-2)
- [Luke Syson](https://cinepixo.com/people/luke-syson)
- [Bernd Wolfgang Lindemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernd-wolfgang-lindemann)
- [Yves Bouvier](https://cinepixo.com/people/yves-bouvier)
- [David Kirkpatrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-kirkpatrick-3)
- [Frank Zöllner](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-zollner)
- [Georgina Adam](https://cinepixo.com/people/georgina-adam)
- [Robert B. Simon](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-b-simon)
- [Warren Adelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-adelson)
- [Maria Teresa Fiorio](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-teresa-fiorio)
- [Jerry Saltz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-saltz)
- [Alexander Parish](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-parish)
- [Robert King Wittman](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-king-wittman)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lost-leonardo-2021
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