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Should a central bank do nothing outside orthodoxy (what is written-for-other-contexts textbooks) to curb excesses where it notices such?

ELLE DECOR editors report from the intersection of art, design, and visual culture.

Salvator Mundi, painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci that was completed about 1500. It became the most expensive work of art ever sold when it was auctioned at Christie’s, New York, on November 15, 2017, for $450.3 million. The unprecedented sum for a heavily restored painting with questionable attribution made the Salvator Mundi, arguably, the most controversial painting of the 21st century. The painting depicts Christ as the Savior of the World. He is shown in Renaissance dress, with two fingers extended as he gives a benediction. In his left hand, he holds a crystal orb, which repre...

Leonardo da Vinci expert Martin Kemp claims that Saudi Arabia is building a museum to house the artist's controversial Salvator Mundi.

Lake Anne House ribbon cutting (photo courtesy of Harry Connolly/Fellowship Square) After a nearly decade-long effort to redevelop a 1970s-era housing community, the Lake Anne House is finally open. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held last week to open the $86 million redevelopment project at 11444 North Shore Drive in Reston. The Lake Anne House is