MuseThe 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. This book 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 Vogue,

Through Spring

From ancient Rome to Kolkata today

a time of rampant prejudice and blood-and-soil nativism

saving countless lives and astonishing us with their capability

They are the most sensational group of structures anywhere in the world - which everyone should 'see before they die'

and why is she so crucial to it

Their correspondence ended only with Virginia's tragic death in 1941

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'

Covering from earliest settlements to the present day

to the Burmese jungle

He invites you on an atmospheric journey of discovery

Wimbledon and the Six Nations to the lockdown contests between his two Labradors