The Hidden Muses Marguerite, Matisse's daughter, always portrayed with a black collar. Michelina, Balthus' child model. Costanza Bonarelli, Lorenzo Bernini's model and lover, whom he scarred after an affair. Who are the women we see portrayed in many famous paintings, and what is their story? He tells them in The Hidden Muses. Forgotten protagonists of great works of art by the journalist Lauretta Colonnelli, who discusses them with Tiziana Ricci, owner of the programme I girasoli on Radio Popolare (whom we thank for the [...]
