The Greek Muses In Ancient Greece, the great divinities that existed could be counted by dozens, but there were not only goddesses but also what we know as muses. Who were the muses? The Muses were also divinities, but not with as much power as the goddesses. According to the scholars of that time, the muses were the most important inspirers there were, inspiring music, love, art, science, poetry, etc., which made them key pieces for these issues, especially at …
Las Meninas or ‘The Ladies-in-waiting’ 1656 painting in the Museo del Prado in Madrid Las Meninas is one of the most original and revolutionary works in art history. When Diego Velázquez began to paint this painting in 1655, he did not do it thinking of the public exhibition that he has today, but for private contemplation and delight. The work was intended for the private summer office of King Felipe IV of Spain, in the old Alcazar of Madrid. …
Dongzi Liu & Others Draw Artist View Dongzi Liu and Others Draw Artist on Amazon Dongzi Liu (Chinese: 刘冬子, born 1982) is a Chinese Manhua artist and freelance illustrator. (Blog) Related Post Rowlandson Erotic Draws TSA Liquid Limit
A Picasso in New York A large, vibrantly colored portrait by Pablo Picasso of his lover and muse Marie-Thérèse Walter fetched $ 103.4 million at a Christie’s auction held in New York on Thursday. The bidding for Femme assise près d une fenêtre (Woman sitting by a window) started at $ 45 million and soon after surpassed $ 55 million, the approximate value that the auction house experts had given it, to end in a price $ 90 million hammer, …