You know the same Saudi prince spent $450 million for Da Vinci’s portrait of Jesus Christ:
Makes one indeed wonder what the Lord has afoot. Christ be praised!!
Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism confirmed it purchased the most expensive painting in the world.
The New York Times reported that the man behind the purchase was a little-known Saudi prince named Bader bin Abdullah bin Farhan al-Saud, an associate of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Saudi Arabia has since said the prince was acting as a middleman for the United Arab Emirates, a key ally in the region.
“His Highness Prince Badr, as a friendly supporter of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, attended its opening ceremony on November 8th and was subsequently asked by the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism to act as an intermediary purchaser for the piece,” the Saudi embassy in Washington said in a statement.