Blog | Is this yacht home to a $460 million painting?

Legend has it that Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman – the 34-year-old de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia – saw “Serene”, a 2011 134-meter Fincantieri, while on vacation in the South of France a few years ago, and decided that he HAD to have it. So he plunked down $550 million to make that happen. But that’s not even where it gets interesting… No, the real mystery concerning “Serene“, is whether or not she is home to the most expensive painting in the world: Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Salvatore Mundi”, acquired at auction for this $460 million painting in November 2017. The Crown Prince, known as “MBS” to his friends & enemies alike, was reportedly the buyer.

However, the whereabouts of the Da Vinci masterpiece of this $460 million painting after it left Christie’s auction house in New York remains a complete unknown – if it’s not on the 134-meter Fincantieri “Serene”, WHERE IN THE WORLD is it? Check out this selected article by 26NorthYachts for some clues: https://bit.ly/373oxvS

And then check out some VERY cool pics of “Serene”: https://bit.ly/2KlsSRj

Conclusion:

Serene is a luxury motor yacht built by the Italian shipyard Fincantieri. The yacht is one of the largest in the world, measuring approximately 440 feet (134 meters) in length. It features amenities such as a spa, a gym, a movie theater, and a helicopter landing pad. The yacht was built for Russian billionaire Yuri Scheffler, but it was later purchased by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in 2016. It was reported that in 2017 the yacht was used to host secret negotiation between the Crown Prince and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri