DOLLY ON THE DAIS (The Artist's Model in Perspective) by Muriel Segal
"Who are the women whose faces we see in the great masterpieces? And what part did they play in the lives of the famous artists for whom they posed?
From Praxiteles to Picasso, from Nefertiti to Kiki, Segal has laid bare the lives of the girls who have posed as those immortal Madonnas, those beatific Virgins, those classic nudes which adorn the walls of the great galleries of the world.
There have been saints amongst them, and sluts, the sophisticated and simple, waifs and witches. It would seem even murderesses.
With acid wit, and occasional compassion, Segal draws back the veil which has long cloaked the dolly on the dais." - from the book.
Published by Gentry Books, 1972 First Edition, Hardcover, No Dust Jacket, 184 Pages, 6" x 9," Illustrated. ISBN 856140066
Book is in Very Good USED condition: Edgewear; small ink spot on outer page edges.
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