Is she happy or sad? Everyone sees her differently. For me, this painting sums up the Renaissance, balance, confidence, and humanism, the age when the common individual, Mona Lisa, becomes art worthy.

Renaissance art: face values. Martin Gayford 06 October 2008 • 12:01am . ... Constantly we scan the features of those around us for clues and cues - hostile or friendly, happy or sad, ...

As Lexington celebrates its 250th birthday, jewelry designer George W. Headley, founder of the Headley-Whitney Museum, is remembered as one of its celebrated artists in the city’s history.

Donatello’s gilded bronze sculpture “Reliquary Bust of Saint Rossore” (c. 1425) is a restless surface of gleaming, golden waves enveloping a stern male presence.

True to the literary whimsy of its title, ‘For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women)’ sounds like living inside a classical piece of art, every detail an elaborate brushstroke. Advertisement ...