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    A copy of the famous 16" century art work Salvator Mundi, which was reportedly stolen, has recently been recovered by the Police in Italy. The painting is attributed to whom among the following?

    A Vincent van Gogh Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Pablo Picasso Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Michelangelo Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Leonardo da Vinci Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

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    Long thought to be a copy of a lost original veiled with overpainting, it was rediscovered, restored, and included in a major exhibition of Leonardo’s work at the National Gallery, London, in 2011–2012. Italian police have recovered a 500-year-old copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s 16th century “Salvator Mundi” painting of Jesus Christ that was stolen from a Naples church during the pandemic without the priests even realizing it was gone.

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