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ArtCurious Podcast

Author Interview: Ruth Millington's "Muse"

ArtCurious Podcast

ArtCurious

Arts, History, Visual Arts

4.8847 Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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We’re back on ArtCurious with another great interview episode for you today. I recently enjoyed a conversation with the acclaimed art historian, critic, and author Ruth Millington, all about her new book, Muse: Uncovering the Hidden Figures Behind Art History’s Masterpieces . Muse follows the fascinating true stories of thirty incredible muses—and their roles in some of the world’s most iconic artworks. Please enjoy this bonus episode, featuring my discussion, via Zoom, with Ruth Millington. Be sure to grab your copy of Muse from Bookshop.org, below. If you prefer Amazon, that link is below as well. Please SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts and FOLLOW on Spotify Instagram / Facebook / YouTube Buy Muse here! SPONSORS: BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month of counseling Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email [email protected] or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/ArtCuriousPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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We are back today on Art Curious with another great interview episode for you. I recently

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enjoyed a conversation with the acclaimed historian, critic, and author

0:38.3

Ruth Millington, all about her new book, Muse, uncovering the hidden figures behind Art History's

0:45.1

masterpieces. Mews follows the fascinating true stories of 30 incredible muses and their roles in

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some of the world's most iconic artworks.

0:59.0

Now, we instantly recognize most of their faces from art history's most well-known masterpieces,

1:02.4

but just who was Picasso's weeping woman?

1:08.4

Or the burglar from Francis Bacon's Ove, and why was Grace Jones covered in Defeity?

1:13.1

Far from posing silently, many muses bring emotional support,

1:20.3

intellectual energy, career-changing creativity, and practical assistance to artists. However, the long-standing image of the muse is that of a passive, powerless model, usually one who is young, attractive, and

1:26.4

female, who is at the mercy of an

1:28.3

influential and older male artist. Could this impression be incorrect and unfair? Is the

1:34.8

trope of the muse a romanticized myth? And have people embraced or even sought the status of muse?

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And most importantly, where would artists be without them? By delving into the real

1:46.2

life relationships between these models and their artists who immortalize them, Muse reveals

1:51.1

Muse's active creative participation in the works they inspire. Muse will surprise you, as it did

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me, with the answers to all of these questions and conundrums and more, and it is well

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