Muses

Just 170 kilometers from Athens, Parnassos is a majestic escape that can be reached in under two hours, making it the perfect destination for a day of adventure. With its towering peak, Liakoura, rising to 2,457 meters, Parnassos is Greece's eighth-highest mountain, offering a breathtaking blend of scenic trails and outdoor pursuits that will captivate nature enthusiasts.

A painting discovered decades ago by a junk dealer while cleaning a cellar in Capri appears to be an authentic work by Pablo Picasso. Despite being a Picasso, the painting was not appreciated by the dealer’s wife, who called it “horrible,” nor by his family, who considered getting rid of it.

Melania Trump was generously compensated to give a speech at a campaign event for her husband, Donald Trump, who is once again vying for the presidency of the United States.

The new documentary on Elizabeth Taylor, set to premiere on television in a few days, sheds light on aspects of her legendary life beyond the widely discussed scandals, eight marriages, and diamonds.

In a rare and dramatic intervention, Melania Trump has questioned the role of authorities in the attempted assassination of her husband, Donald Trump, hinting at a possible conspiracy and suggesting that the full story has not yet been revealed.

The Los Angeles home where Marilyn Monroe died was declared a historic landmark on June 26, thwarting plans by its current owners to demolish the property.

A late painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt has resurfaced in a private collection and will be sold in April, Viennese auction house Kinsky said on Jan. 25.

"Bildnis Fraeulein Lieser" (Portrait of Miss Lieser) was commissioned by a wealthy Jewish industrialist's family and painted by Klimt in 1917 shortly before he died.

A Pablo Picasso masterpiece expected to fetch at least $120 million at auction went on show Sept. 25 in Dubai, kicking off a set of rare viewings outside the United States.

Claude Ruiz Picasso, the younger son of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, has died in Switzerland aged 76, his lawyer told AFP on Aug. 24.

He did not give the cause of death.

Ruiz Picasso managed the Picasso estate from 1989 to July 2023, when he handed over responsibility to his sister, Paloma.

Picasso had four children.

France's Francoise Gilot, who died on June 6 aged 101, survived what she called the "hell" of being Spanish artist Pablo Picasso's mistress and muse to become a renowned artist in her own right.

The Picasso Museum in Paris confirmed her death to AFP, after the New York Times reported Gilot had passed away following recent heart and lung ailments.