The painting dates back to the early 16th century and is 26 inches tall. In the work, Jesus Christ is dressed in robes with his right hand raised in blessing. In his left hand, he holds a crystal orb. The painting sold for a record setting $450 million. The painting’s journey from Leonardo’s studio in 1500 to the auction block at Christie’s in Manhattan was a circuitous one. The work was owned by King Charles I of England before it disappeared until around 1900....

Richard Uihlein was born in 1945. He graduated from Stanford University in 1967. Richard Uihlein is a descendent of the brewers of Schlitz beer and is the great grandson of August Uihlein. He worked in international sales for General Binding Corporation in 1980. That year he founded the shipping supplies company Uline. He has been a Republican donor for years. Richard Uihlein donated at least $5 million in 2014 and $22 million in 2016....

Federer replaces Scarlett Johansson as Moet’s global brand ambassador in ad campaigns that will begin appearing in March 2013. In a video press release, Federer noted that he felt honored to be working with such a “traditional and glamorous brand”. The 17 time Grand Slam winner also said “working with such a prestigious brand is a dream come true”. Moet & Chandon joins a long and enviable list of Federer sponsors....

Known for her smoky contralto vocals and for being the lead singer of her eponymous band, Sade has had a pronounced influence on contemporary music. She started out as a fashion designer and model, then she joined the band Pride before forming a group of her own. Early Life Sade was born Helen Fọláṣadé Adu on January 16, 1959, in Ibadan, Nigeria. Her father, Adebisi, is a lecturer in economics, while her mother, Anne, is an English district nurse....

Spencer Davis was born in Swansea, Wales in July 1939. The Spencer Davis Group formed in 1963 with a teenage Steve Winwood as lead singer. They released their debut studio album “Their First LP” in 1965. The album reached #6 in the UK. Their album “The Second Album” was released in 1966 and reached #3 in the UK. The Spencer Davis Group released the album “Autumn ‘66” in 1966 and it reached #4 in the UK....

He competed in Pride Bushido where he had the fastest knockout in Pride FC history in six seconds over Ralph Gracie in May 2004. In December 2005 he won the Pride Lightweight Championship by beating Hayato Sakurai. Gomi made his UFC debut and lost to Kenny Florian in March 2010. In August 2010 he defeated Tyson Griffin and had the Knockout of the Night. He had Fights of the Night in wins over Mac Danzig in November 2012 and Isaac Vallie-Flagg in April 2014....

She appeared in the movie Troop Beverly Hills and starred in the TV movies Kiss Shot and Camp Cucamonga. Scott also appeared in episodes of the TV series Webster, Amen, 227, Throb, Snoops, The Fanneli Boys, Full House, Quantum Leap, Davis Rules, and Under One Roof. She appeared in the 2015 short Troop Hood after not appearing in anything since 1997. From 1996 to 1997 Scott starred as Dorothy in the US national tour of The Wiz....

Germany comes to Sunday’s match with a World Cup record of 5 wins and 1 tie (against Ghana). As you probably have heard, in their most recent match Germany absolutely demolished Brazil, winning 7-1 in the semi-finals. Argentina comes to the match with a perfect World Cup record of six straight wins. Zee Germans arguably have a more even distribution of team talent across several star players. The Argentinians have Lionel Messi, who is arguably the greatest player in the history of the sport....

Celebrities have been insuring body parts since the 1930s, when the Hollywood movie musical machine really began to roll. Performers used to find their own insurance companies, and they were usually insuring themselves against injury on set. For example, legendary actress/dancer Cyd Charisse, who performed many, many jaw-dropping dance numbers for Hollywood films such as “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Brigadoon,” insured her legs in the 1940s. Musician, actor, and comedian, Jimmy Durante’s nose was so synonymous with his image, he was nicknamed “The Schonozzola” or “The Schnoz....

Shahid is also a true rags-to-riches story. Perhaps one of the best rags-to-riches stories ever. Long before he was a billionaire manufacturing magnate, Shahid lived in a $ 2-a-night YMCA room and earned just $1.20 per hour washing dishes. Today, Shahid Khan is worth $10 billion. And what better way to cap off the American Dream than to buy an NFL team?! Only in America can one rise from poverty to billionaire NFL franchise owner....

Friese has a net worth of about $1.2 billion. His is a rags to riches tale that took him from an orphanage to the Army to an industrial glazing company in Los Angeles. At that company, he worked his way up from a warehouse worker to become its owner. Then, in 2015, he sold the company for $1.3 billion to an Irish conglomerate. He has a net worth of $1....

No matter how successful a company like Apple or Exxon is today, they are still a far cry from being the most valuable company in history. That title belongs to a little operation called The Dutch East India Company. It seems like a ridiculous number, but at one point, The Dutch East India Company was worth a mind-boggling $7.4 trillion. Widely recognized as the first multinational corporation, the Dutch East India Company’s reach and power make today’s major corporations look like small potatoes....

Picasso was creating art up until his death. Unlike most artists who die broke, Picasso had been famous in his lifetime. When he died without a will, everyone in his life wanted a piece of his estate. Of Picasso’s four children, only one was born to a woman who was his wife. One of his mistresses had been with him for decades and had a direct and well-documented influence on his work, but didn’t have any children with her....

Here’s what is known about the creation of Bitcoin: The domain name Bitcoin.org was registered in August of 2008. Two months later, someone going by the name of Satoshi Nakamoto published a paper titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” and submitted it to a cryptography mailing list. Nakamoto implemented the Bitcoin software as we know it today in January of 2009. Nakamoto mined the first 50 Bitcoins on January 3, 2009....

Adele is one of the hottest musicians today. She has three number one albums, 15 Grammys, and a slew of offers on the table – most of which she has turned down so that she can spend time with her 4-year-old son. The “Rolling in the Deep” singer reportedly turned down $1.3 million to sing for billionaires in the Middle East. Her reason? She preferred to garden. Adele’s $69 million payday comes on the heels of the success of her latest album, 25, and its related tour....

To be fair, we should point out that A-Rod isn’t the only MLB player who will make more than the Astros’ $25 million 2013 payroll. As we learned last week from our list of the 50 highest paid baseball players, A-Rod is joined by New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana whose $25.2 million salary is $200,000 more than Houston’s $25 million payroll this season. Also, with a salary of $25 million, Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee will make exactly the same amount as Houston’s entire clubhouse....

Amber has more than 50 acting credits to her name, including the films “The Ring” (2002), “The Grudge 2” (2006), “127 Hours” (2010), and “Django Unchained” (2012) and the television series “The Unusuals” (2009), “The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret” (2010–2012; 2016), and “Y: The Last Man” (2021). Amber wrote, directed, and produced the 2016 film “Paint It Black,” and she co-directed and produced the 2013 short “The Gynotician....

On the other side of things, the pandemic has created the worst unemployment crisis since the Great Depression. Entire industries – restaurants, live performances, Hollywood productions, catering, service industries, etc. have shut down. The unemployment rate hit 14% in April. By August it was 8.4%, partly due to some businesses and industries reopening, partly due to unemployment benefits running out and those people no longer being tallied in the overall number of people out of work....

Early Life Amy Christine Dumas was born on April 14, 1975, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She attended many schools throughout her childhood and adolescent years before graduating from Lassiter High School near Atlanta. She majored in Education at Georgia State University but dropped out before graduating because she felt it was too much like high school. She went on to play bass guitar in several bands and worked as a roadie for a band for five years....

Early Life and Education Bogdan Ilić was born on September 16, 1996 in Vranje, Serbia to Anastasija-Vesna, an actress and writer, and Nenad, a priest, writer, and director. He has an older brother named Pavle, an older sister named Jelisaveta, and a younger sister named Natalija. After completing his primary and secondary educations, Ilić was rejected by the music academy to which he had applied. As a result, he became a storage worker....