Though sandstone succumbs easily to the chisel, it erodes quickly in rain. The survival of this Buddha and its grottoes, like ...

Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...

The Indian art world is now taking baby steps away from the fear of anti-Husain protests and the unofficial boycott of MF ...

Nobody ever noticed the little girl haunting the paintings of Egon Schiele. The mystery of her disappearance could change how ...

the torso of a statue of Buddha that matches a head found nearly a century ago at the same site. The torso, believed to be from the 12th or 13th century, stands at 1.16 meters tall and is in the Bayon ...

Former Tate Modern director Vicente Todolí founded Todolí Citrus Fundació to preserve rare citrus varieties and compile a ...

On 3 March, the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) announced the initiation of a voluntary repatriation to Nepal. The 12th-century artefact in question, a “significant sculpture” dubbed Buddha ...

The Buddha statue was first identified by the online ... and “partnership with our colleagues from Nepal.” Art Institute of Chicago Nepal collection, 2023 (photo Emiline Smith/Hyperallergic ...

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 ...

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 Art Institute of Chicago announced Monday it would return a 12th century Nepali sculpture of the Buddha to Nepal. The museum is collaborating with the government of Nepal for the return of the ...