The Italian painting by the artist Cimabue sold for nearly $27 million at auction. But now, government officials in France are intervening in order to stop the art from leaving the country.

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The house dates back to the 12th century, according to real estate agency Strutt & Parker. It functioned as a preceptory, or a local headquarters/monastery for the knights, who fought in the Crusades.

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They looked to medieval sources that credited the plant, Chrozophora tinctoria, as a natural source of color that created blue and purple dyes. They were stored on cloth and dried as watercolors.

The highlight of the whole painting though are the Northern forces in the lower right hand corner. The faces of Jon Snow, Davos Seaworth, Arya Stark, Tyrion Lannister, and the rest are comedy gold.