For me, being the inspiration for a great work of art, a song or a piece of literature would be the biggest compliment possible. Captivating someone to this degree of inspiration is without a doubt sexy, very sexy. It is for this reason, many a creative type has also been known to have some outstanding love affairs. Thank you Flavorwire for putting this list together, with a caption on the artist and their muse:
Salvador Dali- Gala Diakonova
Francis Bacon- George Dyer
Robert Mapplethorpe- Patti Smith
Francesco Clemente- Alba Celemente
Andrew Wyeth- Helga Testorf
David LaChapelle- Amanda Lepore
Pablo Picasso- Marie-Thérèse Walter
Alfred Stieglitz- Georgia O'Keeffe
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