The walls are lined with vibrant, striking tapestries. Shades of gold, orange and red stand out from the swaths of green and ...
The museum’s researchers collaborated with the government of Nepal to determine the sculpture had been stolen from the ...
The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) this week announced the return of Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda to Nepal ...
This 12th century Nepali sculpture, “Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda,” regularly displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago since 1997, is heading back to its country of origin.
the serpent king Muchalinda rose to form a protective cave around the Buddha, permitting him to remain in deep mediation,” according to the Art Institute. In recent decades, intense new pressure ...