Minotaur
Minotaur ("the Bull of Minos") is a creature with the head of a bull on the body of a man. Begotten by Minos's wife who had been impregnated by a bull, Minotaur is locked in a maze. Theseus ended the sacrification of young men and women by slaughtering the beast.
The Minotaur theme was very close to Picasso; apparently he identified himself with this creature, its human and animal principle, locked in a maze, hidden from sunlight. Look closely at Picasso’s Blind Minotaur Led by a Little Girl. While Theseus has already come off the boat, the blind Minotaur is lead away by a girl with the face of Marie-Therese Walter.
Mythological aspects of Picasso’s work should be considered in the context of the psychology of his personality, and, of course, the time in which he lived and worked.
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12 recent comments
18 August Caro wrote:
'You are looking at it from all sides. It's Cubism.'
16 July robert from seattle wrote:
'This picture is clever and innovative and has great hidden value. Importantly is the fact that the face of the portrait is not as important as way it is painted. Clearly we need to discover more about what the color red means to Picasso.'
22 June William from seattle wrote:
'I saw this in person in 1992. What is not mention here is that the painting somehow gives a slightly different sense of perspective as an observer moves in relation to the painting. It is delightfully uncanny.'
08 June Maria from seattle wrote:
'There is such an incredible difference between his work in 1892 and the previous year. It is hard to believe this work is from the same artist.'
27 January Eduardo from seattle wrote:
'In which museum can you find this painting?
Portrait d`homme [Bibi-la-puree]'
22 January Andrew from Kiko & Lola's House wrote:
'so dreamlike, but i cannot tell whether it's because the work is supposed to be abstract, or whether it's because the resolution is terrible. a beautiful painting, nonetheless.'
28 November Yoshitha from Kiko & Lola's House wrote:
'This drawing is the source of fantasy to be created in my head. The use of shapes makes this drawing unique. I like this drawing'
12 November admin from Kiko & Lola's House wrote:
'to #35. Harry: fixed it. thank you!'
11 November Harry from Kiko & Lola's House wrote:
'Hi...I hate to be a buzzkill but...This is one of Picasso' greatest drawings (no surprise that it graces the cover of a standard catalogue from the Musee Picasso in Paris) but this is literally the worst reproduction of it I've ever seen (insert facepalm). I have a high res version where the 'color' is accurate (not the murky gray-green of yours). I'm never sure if for profit sites like yours just don't get it or just don't care. I'm surprised Picasso's heirs haven't come down on you. I ran a fairly high profile non-profit art history site long ago; they harassed me....Apologies for raining on your parade, but you can and should do better. These ubelievably poor digital images do a disservice both to the art and the artist.'
22 September Alex Knight from Australia wrote:
'I love this painting. I just sent a copy of it to my children. I wish I had seen it when I was young.
This is the same man who painted the Guernic. Which I did see when I was young.'
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10 August Ross from Australia wrote:
'A great collection of this great artist's works.'
