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From art to Buddha and back again: Art director's Itamar Newman’s enlightened journey
Behind them, one can see a large traditional monument of the Buddha with Phra Ajarn Ofer (Venerable Monk) in orange robes. This painting also contains a visual reference to Western art ...
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The Art Institute of Chicago Is Returning a 12th-Century Buddha Sculpture to Nepal
The Art Institute of Chicago is returning a 12th-century sculpture to Nepal after learning that it had been stolen. Officials ...
Art Institute of Chicago returning 12-century sculpture to Nepal after finding it was stolen
The museum said it learned that the sculpture, "Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda," was stolen from that country.
Art Institute will return Buddha sculpture to Nepal
The museum’s researchers collaborated with the government of Nepal to determine the sculpture had been stolen from the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal.
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Art Institute of Chicago returns ancient Nepali sculpture after researchers learned it had been stolen
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 ...
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Art Institute of Chicago Returns Sacred Buddha Statue to Nepal
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 ...
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Art Institute of Chicago returning 12th-century sculpture to Nepal after finding it was stolen
The Art Institute of Chicago announced Monday that it is returning a 12th-century sculpture to Nepal. The museum said it learned that the sculpture, "Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King ...
The Art Newspaper18d
Art Institute of Chicago to return 12th-century Buddha sculpture to Nepal
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 ...