After several planned unveilings, the owner of the world's most expensive painting, the Louvre Abu Dhabi, has declined to display Salvator Mundi—or even confirm its whereabouts. Art critic Jerry Saltz explains why he thinks the most expensive painting in the world has never been seen by the world.
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