The Master and The Muses

They are his inspiration. He is their obsession. Icon, rebel, unabashed romantic. . . With a single look painter Thomas Rodin conveys the ecstasy of creativity—the pleasures awaiting the woman who can fuel his artistry. The Innocent What did this master artist see in me? Genius abided in his soul, rapture in his flesh. To refuse him. . . my folly. To surrender. . . my sensual salvation.The Upstart I chafed at the bonds of servitude until he set me free. I turned my back on all I knew to follow him and found myself between two men—master and student—one whom I loved with my heart. . . the other with my body. The Courtesan I understood, perhaps better than any, his needs. I…