art :: what's love got to do with it

Ever wondered  who inspired some of the greatest artists of all time? Here are a few portraits by the masters, inspired by and painted of the object of their affection - their wives, husbands and lovers.

Henri Matisse's wife

Madame Matisse, "The Green Line"

1905

Marc Chagall's wife Vava

1966

Pablo Picasso's wife Olga

Tête et main de femme

1921

Salvadore Dali's wife Gala

Portrait of Gala with two porkchops

1933

Claude Monet's wife Camille

Camille au métier

1875

Leonardo da Vinci's lover, Salai

Salai as John the Baptist

1514

Frida Kahlo's husband Diego Rivera

1931

Happy Valentines Day everyone! Love...it's JUST COOL!