Jacqueline Roque was Pablo Picasso’s last muse and second wife. When they first met, she was 26 and he was over 70, they stayed married for 11 years, until his death. Jacqueline saved him from loneliness and old age. She inspired the master, who continued to work with her until the end. He painted more portraits of her than of any other woman. When Picasso died, Jacqueline was so jealous of his previous lovers and children, that she forbade them to attend his funeral. In 1986 (13 years after Picasso’s death), Jacqueline shot herself.
This picture is part of "Le Donne di Picasso" project. The intention is to make a reflection upon the lives and psychology of the women which were used and often abused by the great painter. The locations were chosen based on a research on the character’s subconscious and a study on their personality after the relation-ship with Picasso. The choice of the self-portraiture was moved by the necessity to identify with the personality of each woman. Although very different from each other, they stay linked by the same draining love they felt for the artist.
