The Last Leonardo

I was so ready to love this book. I went on a binge of Salvator Mundi videos a couple of years ago and seeing this book renewed my interest. While it was interesting to hear about the supposed history of the painting's journey up until the point of the Christie's auction in 2017 as well as speculation of who might have really painted it, the thoughts were scattered. The timeline wasn't quite linear which made it difficult to follow (especially where there is so much mystery surrounding this painting to begin with). 

What made this book a bust for me was how political it became by the end. It became less and less about the painting and Leonardo Da Vinci and more about how its price tag has tainted the art industry and all those supposedly involved (and who are the faces of the demise on a global scale). It left a poor taste in my mouth which will now be my immediate recall of the book rather than the information about the painting. It started to feel like more of a conspiracy theory than a factual dissertation. Otherwise, it was well-researched.