A 500-year-old painting of Christ believed to have been painted by Leonardo da Vinci has been sold in New York for a record $450m.

　　一幅被认为是出自达·芬奇之手已有500年的基督画像已在纽约以创纪录的4.5亿美元被拍卖。

　　The painting is known as Salvator Mundi (Saviour of the World).

　　此画名为《救世主》。

　　It is the highest auction price for any work of art and brought cheers and applause at the packed Christie’s auction room.

　　这是所有艺术作品中最高的拍卖价格，为人潮涌动的克利斯蒂拍卖行带来了欢呼与掌声。

　　Leonardo da Vinci died in 1519 and there are fewer than 20 of his paintings in existence.

　　达·芬奇于1519年逝世，他现存的画作不足20幅。

　　Salvator Mundi, believed to have been painted sometime after 1505, is the only work thought to be in private hands.

　　《救世主》被认为作于1505年后，为唯一一幅落入私人之手的作品。

　　Bidding began at $100m and the final bid for the work was $400m, with fees bringing the full price up to $450.3m. The unidentified buyer was involved in a bidding contest, via telephone, that lasted nearly 20 minutes.

　　该作品起价为1亿美元，成交价为4亿美元，费用使得全价达到4.53亿美元。匿名买家通过电话参与了持续近20分钟的竞价。

　　The painting shows Christ with one hand raised, the other holding a glass sphere.

　　画作显示基督一手举起，一手托着一个玻璃球。

　　In 1958 it was sold at auction in London for a mere 45 pound.

　　1958年，它仅以45英镑在伦敦拍卖行被售出。

　　By then the painting was generally reckoned to be the work of a follower of Leonardo and not the work of Leonardo himself.

　　当时，人们普遍认为该画作出自达·芬奇一名粉丝之手，而非他本人。

　　It apparently was part of King Charles I of England’s collection in the 1600s and got lost, but was "rediscovered" in 2005.

　　明显，它是17世纪英格兰国王查理一世的收藏之一，而后失传，2005年，它再度被“发现”。