From celebrated muses such as Dora Maar, Emilie Flöge, Gala Dalì, to auto muses such as Frieda Kahlo and Artemisia Gentilleschi, to male muses such as Ulay and George Dyer, Ruth Millington explores the roles of 30 muses from throughout the history of art and reassesses their role. Often thought of simply as passive objects, we discover that without both female and male muses, many artistic masterpieces may never have been created.