Muse and Muße - Muse, Ease and Leisure
Meike Nittel
This word play in German with the two terms of
Muse and Muße always makes me smile.
Muse = muse, like in "waiting to be kissed by the muse"
Muße = being at leisure and/or doing with ease
The Bathers, 1899/1904, by Paul Cézanne, French Artist, 1839-1906
They seem to amuse themselves and enjoy being in the moment.
The photo is taken at The Chicago Art Insitute
Amy McCormick Memorial Collection, 1942.457