Art & Collectibles
Van Goghs Starry Night
Vincent van Gogh's 1889 painting held by MoMA, given an editorial scenario value solely for a fictional scale comparison.

$1,100,000,000
Scenario premiseLeonardo da Vinci's museum-held portrait, assigned an editorial game value despite not being offered for sale.
Evidence class: Museum-held work with editorial value · Reviewed 20 August 2026 · Not a live quote, appraisal or offer.
One enormous price is still an abstract number. These comparisons show how it behaves inside a one-billion-dollar scenario.
The Louvre identifies the Mona Lisa as a collection highlight housed for public display. The $1.1 billion number exists only to make an unavailable cultural object behave inside the game.
Smart City Project is the closest displayed scenario at $1,000,000,000, a difference of $100,000,000. Mona Lisa ranks #6 of 43 by scenario value.
Editorial record · Reviewed 20 August 2026 · Pricing methodology and corrections
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Vincent van Gogh's 1889 painting held by MoMA, given an editorial scenario value solely for a fictional scale comparison.
Art & Collectibles
A Basquiat scenario anchored to the public 2017 auction result for Untitled (1982), without claiming the same value for every work by the artist.
Art & Collectibles
A fictional museum development and initial-collection budget covering galleries, conservation, security and staffing; site and collection are unspecified.
The important fine print, in human language.
The simulator uses a rounded scenario price of $1,100,000,000. It is a gameplay value, not a current quote or offer for sale.
No. Play Billions does not sell luxury items or connect players to sellers. Every purchase in the simulator is fictional.
Louvre: From the Mona Lisa to the Wedding Feast at Cana supports the reference facts described on this page, subject to the stated limitation. The displayed price remains a Play Billions scenario unless the basis explicitly identifies a historical result.
Authenticity, title and provenance, Condition and legal availability, Comparable auctions, fees and market timing can change or eliminate a meaningful transaction price. The game does not model those variables.
It costs nothing in real life because it exists only in the game.