Minotaur: The Greek Mythology's Half Man

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The important theme there is “Minotaur”, The Greek mythology’s half man, half bull. Create personal and political allegory is the remarkable images of Minotaur. In 20th century the most important graphic works have been made.

There are four prints there that represents, sightless, pitiful and impotent Minotaur.in the 1930s,they informed by the darkening political in Europe. Picasso have fears in dark or blindness. Minotaur who once control over the relationship, unable to see and weak. The sensual and obedient model now a not guilty and assertive.young girl who leads him to the shore through a complex landscape. The love of the Minotaur to the girl is amazing, but people nowadays are not aware of what true love is? Picasso has an affair because

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