I saw this today on Business Insider – A replica of Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Mona Lisa’ has been sold to a European collector for $3.4 million — 10 times its expected selling price: https://www.businessinsider.com/mona-lisa-replica-sold-for-34-million-christies-paris-2021-6. Longer article.
Zahra Tayeb June 19, 2021
A replica of Leonardo da Vinci’s world-famous “Mona Lisa” painting on Friday sold to a European collector for about $3.4 million at Christie’s Auction House.
The copy, known as the “Hekking Mona Lisa,” had been expected to sell for €200,000 to €300,000 in an online auction. It sold for about 10 times that.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/mona-lisa-replica-sold-for-34-million-christies-paris-2021-6
Wow that is a lot of money!
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