Historic Figures Who Were Secretly Terrible People

Historic Figures Who Were Secretly Terrible People

Shannon Quinn - March 6, 2023

Historic Figures Who Were Secretly Terrible People
Pablo Picasso in his Paris studio. Credit: Bettmann Archive

Pablo Picasso Was an Abusive and Violent Person

Nearly everyone has learned about Pablo Picasso in art class, and we have seen his work displayed among great masters like Leonardo DaVinci. However, a lot of people fail to realize that Picasso was a fairly modern artist who died in 1973. If he was still alive just a few decades later, Picasso would have totally been called out during the #MeToo movement. He was incredibly abusive to the women in his life. These women devoted themselves fully to becoming his next “muse”, and were completely used in the process. There are far too many stories to tell in a short paragraph, but he burned a woman’s face with a cigarette, cheated on his wife, abandoned his illegitimate children, and so much more. Two of his partners eventually committed suicide, while others had complete mental breakdowns.

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