Mona Lisa posed with a dark smile because she was married off ... the real-life model who posed for Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic painting, was pushed into a wedding with wealthy Florentine ...

This, incidentally, is the optimal possible situation to first lay eyes on the Sad Sheep. I was transfixed by the painting and could not have taken another step if I tried. My mind, which moments ...

To generations of Americans with even a passing acquaintance with contemporary art, the Keane name raised images of sad children trapped ... years continued to paint and sell her work at auctions ...

“It’s a sad day in Seattle,” said Seattle gallery ... including the $110.5 million winning bid for a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting, by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, which set an ...