Much of the magic behind great works of art comes from the mystery of what inspired the artist to create such a piece. When you walk through an art museum, you may wonder what is the story behind each painstakingly-painted image, what drove someone to spend so many hours laboring to produce something unique and enigmatic. It is even more powerful when this magic touches another to create something else just as gorgeous, when art begets art.
Off the Shelves: Painted Girls breathes life, literary magic into Degas' art