Priceless Leonardo-school 'Salvator Mundi' painting of Christ stolen from Naples basilica two years ago is found in a local flat
A copy of the world-famous Salvator Mundi oil painting stolen from a basilica in Naples two years ago has been found in a flat in the southern Italian city. Italian news agency AGI reported that the 15th-century artwork, widely attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci, had been stolen from the Muscettola Chapel in the Basilica di San Domenico Maggiore in Naples two years ago. Police found the painting in a room in a flat in Strada Provinciale delle Brecce in Naples. The owner of the flat, a 36-year-old, was tracked down near the property and arrested on suspicion of receiving stolen goods. Agents of the Crimes Against the Heritage Section of the Naples Flying Squad show the 'Salvator Mundi', painting from the Leonardo school dating back to the 15th century The agents found the painting hidden in an apartment in via Strada Provinciale delle Brecce Salvator Mundi, a depiction of Christ as saviour of the world, is thought to have been painted in around 1500 for Louis XII - shortly after th