Arabic press review: How this da Vinci ended up in Abu Dhabi’s Louvre
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Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) traded a 26-room luxury yacht to Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) for a Leonardo da Vinci painting - and the world’s most expensive - which the Saudi crown prince bought in December, Arabi21 reports.
Sources told Arabi21 that the yacht, named Topaz, was originally owned by the crown prince’s brother Mansour bin Zayed and is worth $450m. According to specialist websites, the famous yacht is 147 metres long, and can sleep 52 people.
In exchange for Topaz, MbS gave MbZ “Salvator Mundi”, the $450m da Vinci painting which caused an uproar when The New York Times revealed that the Saudi crown prince was the buyer last year.