With historic gift, Art Institute may have the most French art outside France
Though the value of the donated artwork was not disclosed, it’s thought to be comparable to last fall’s $75 million gift to ...
Rare 1,600-year-old purple fabric — woven with gold threads — found in France. See it
After detailed scans of the find and a yearslong preservation process, experts identified the material as a 1,600-year-old purple fabric woven with gold threads. Its purple dye, now faded to a red ...