Muse

'Exhilarating and fascinating' KATY HESSEL 'R ich and detailed ' CHLO ASHBY ' Enlightening ' TABISH KHAN ' Sheds light on an uncharted area of art history ' JENNY PERY ' An essential read ' EDWARD BROOKE-HITCHINGMeet the unexpected, overlooked and forgotten models of art history.Who was Picasso's 'Weeping Woman'?Why was Grace Jones covered in graffiti?How did Francis Bacon meet the burglar who became his muse?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.Muse tells the true stories of the incredible muses who have inspired art history's masterpieces.