In composing music for my newest work entitled Heaven, I turned my attention to whispers of a “lost” Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece “Salvator Mundi’ otherwise known as the “Savior or the World”. Here is the first track of the Heaven album “A Lost Love Shall Return”. When I actually saw an image of the painting, I knew it was indeed Da Vinci circa 1513. Why? Because all the clues were there. We know he painted the piece, and the watery flowing ringlet nature of the figure’s hair is also a dead give away. Beyond that, the globe in his hand, an orbitas opulus was, according to my research, a prop that Leonardo himself actually owned. The painting did not appear until 1649, well after Leonardo has passed away(1519) and the provenance showed it was owned by a king who coveted it. I felt that this was the lost Salvator Mundi I had heard of over the years, from both art and art historian circles. I immediately set out to explore everything I could about the painting and the research team investigating its authenticity. I was delighted to discover the seminal investigative work of Robert Simon, who’s careful research into the painting’s manner provenance and pedigree was both terribly astute and prudent. Mr Simon is a true visionary, a man that I suspect Da Vinci would have enjoyed the company of. Then I composed the piece of music for the work, A Lost Love Shall Return, as part of my Heaven series. I have posted both the image, the research and my composition, so the viewer may listen to the music while gazing at the painting (high resolution image) and be transfixed as Leonardo intended. Thomas Schoenberger 
