Muse av Ruth Millington

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<p><b>''Exhilarating and fascinating'' </b>KATY HESSEL ''R<b>ich and detailed</b>'' CHLO¿ASHBY ''<b>Enlightening</b>'' TABISH KHAN ''<b>Sheds light on an uncharted area of art history</b>'' JENNY PERY ''<b>An essential read</b>'' EDWARD BROOKE-HITCHING<br><b><br>Meet the unexpected, overlooked and forgotten models of art history.</b><br><br><i>Who was Picasso''s ''Weeping Woman''?</i><br><i>Why was Grace Jones covered in graffiti?</i><br><i>How did Francis Bacon meet the burglar who became his muse?</i><br><br>The perception of the muse is that of a passive, powerless model, at the mercy of an influential and older artist. But is this trope a romanticised myth? Far from posing silently, muses have brought emotional support, intellectual energy, career-changing creativity and practical help to artists.<br><br><i>Muse </i>tells the true stories of the incredible muses who have inspired art history''s masterpieces. From Leonardo da Vinci''s studio to the covers of <i>Vogue</i>, ar