Elena Diakonova, better known as Gala Dalí (1894-1982), was a figure of great charisma. Gala was a muse of some of the movement’s most important …
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Famous Muses From Art History
These women inspired great artists to create, and were often great artists in their own rights.
With a towering lanky figure, angular facial features, and copper-colored hair, Elizabeth Siddal was considered unattractive by Victorian-era beauty …
Although Gustav Klimt is considered one of the most famous painters in the world, little is known about his talented muse, Emilie Flöge. Klimt and …
Dora Maar is often seen as the woman who inspired Picasso’s Weeping Woman series. Picasso and Maar were lovers and they both impacted each other’s …
Camille Claudel was a talented sculptor, but her relationship with the famous sculptor Auguste Rodin often overshadows her work.
Edie Sedgwick (née Edith Minturn Sedgwick, 1943-1971) was brought up by rich, upper-class parents in Santa Barbara, California. Her childhood was …
