Julianne Moore will star and executive produce the 2021 documentary adaptation of the television series. The missing Da Vinci according to deadline. The play will dramatize the rediscovery and subsequent events surrounding Savior of the Worlda Renaissance painting now attributed to Leonardo da Vinci. The work, which depicts Christ, was sold at Christie’s in New York in 2017 for $450 million, making it the most expensive painting in the world. The final buyer has not yet been officially determined. However, several reports have stated that it was Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The upcoming series will explore the numerous twists and turns that took place in the painting’s story before and after the auction. Moore will play renowned art restorer Diana Modestini, who played a key role in the painting’s restoration and authentication. Modestini was the first to identify features that suggested the painting was a Leonardo da Vinci, and she compared her techniques to Leonardo’s paintings. Mona Lisa (1503). However, the painting’s provenance and Modestini’s restoration have sparked years of speculation and controversy.
Art dealers Alexander Parrish and Robert Simon originally discovered the work at an estate sale in New Orleans, where they purchased it for around $1,500, calling it a “Leonardo pastiche.” The pair hired Modestini to restore the painting, which was badly damaged at the time, sparking a controversy that saw critics attribute much of the final work to Modestini. In response, the art restorer retorted, “I can’t paint like Leonardo,” in the original documentary.
The series is produced by Studiocanal, Picture Company, Entertainment 360 and Requa and Ficara’s Zaftig Films.
