Most Expensive Leonardo da Vinci Paintings

$5-20 billion

In a fully hypothetical global sale unconstrained by French law, experts estimate the Mona Lisa could command an unprecedented $5–20 billion, extrapolating from Leonardo’s $450.3M record and 1962 insurance benchmark.

$1-3 billion

As an immovable, state‑protected mural, The Last Supper lacks a real sale pathway, but a hypothetical transferable valuation is placed at roughly $1–3 billion given its fame and Leonardo comparables.

$400M–$1.5B

The Louvre’s Virgin of the Rocks is effectively off‑market, but academic estimates peg its hypothetical value at $400M–$1.5B, adjusted for attribution, condition, and legal inalienability.

$650 million–$1.1 billion

Hypothetical open‑market valuation for Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man: $650 million–$1.

$400 million - $1+ billion

The Louvre’s Virgin and Child with Saint Anne is essentially unsaleable yet hypothetically valued around $400M–$1+ billion, anchored to Salvator Mundi and constrained by legal and attribution limits.

$300-800 million

Saint John the Baptist (Louvre) is theoretically valued at $300–800 million for open‑market purposes, anchored to Salvator Mundi and adjusted for rarity, provenance, and French public‑property constraints.

$300-800 million

Lady with an Ermine, a securely attributed, museum‑held Leonardo, would likely fetch an estimated $300–800 million in a hypothetical legal open‑market sale despite being effectively off‑market.

$300-600 million

Salvator Mundi’s market range is anchored to its $450M‑plus 2017 sale, giving a realistic autograph‑Leonardo bracket of $300–600 million, but contested attribution could collapse value to $5–$60 million.

$250-600 million

Ginevra de' Benci’s hypothetical open‑market price is estimated at $250–600 million (central expectation ~$300–450M), tempered by museum ownership and likely deaccession barriers.

$250-600 million

The National Gallery’s Virgin of the Rocks is effectively unsaleable yet hypothetically valued at $250–600 million, contingent on attribution, condition, and export/deaccession constraints.

$200-500 million

La Belle Ferronnière, held by the Louvre, would command an estimated $200–500 million if widely accepted as autograph Leonardo, but reattribution to studio hands would cut value to ~$5–50M.

$150-350 million

The Uffizi’s Annunciation is hypothetically bracketed at $150–350 million based on Salvator Mundi comparables, adjusted for its early‑work status, museum ownership, and attribution sensitivity.

$100-300 million

The Benois Madonna’s hypothetical market range of $100–300 million reflects premium pricing for securely attributed Leonardos but is limited by its small size, early date, and contested attribution.

$100-300 million

Madonna Litta is conditionally valued at $100–300 million if accepted as substantially autograph, but market value would drop sharply if treated as a workshop piece or blocked by deaccession rules.