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.
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.
