a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection.

Catulo dedicated all his work to Lesbia. Antinnoo throwed himself to a pond when he tougth he wasnt beautiful enough for Adriano. Marco Antonio lost an empire for Cleopatra. Lancelot betrayet his mentor and best friend for the love of the Queen Ginebra, and sick of love and remorse went in search of the holy grail. Robin Hood kidnapped lady Marian. Beatrix rescued Dante from purgatory. Petrarca dedicated all his work to Laura. Abelardo and Eloisa writted each other lifelong. Diego Marcilla, in teruel, falled dead at the feet of Isabel de Segura when he finded out that she had married the pretender designed by her father. Juliet drank a glass of poison seeing Romeo dead. Melibea throwed herself out of a window after Calixto died. Ofelia throwed herself to a river because she tough that Hamlet didnt loved her. Polifemo singed to Galatea till the end of his days while he wandered crying trough rivers and meadows. Botticeli madden for Simonetta Vespucci after immortalizing her beauty in most of his paintings. Juana de Castilla keept vigil to Felipe el hermoso during nine months, day and nigth without stop crying and after that she retired to a convent. Don quijote devote all his deeds to Dulcinea. Dona Ines suicided because of Don Juan and her soul came back later from paradise to intercede for his soul. Garcilaso wrote tens of poems for Isabel de Freire even he never touched her. San Francisco de Borja leaved court after the death of empress Isabel, he never touched a woman again. Isabel of england rejected princes and kings for the love of sir Francis Drake. Sandokan fighted for Marianna, pearl of labuan. Werther shot his head after they announced him the wedding of Carlota. Hölderlin retired to a tower when Diotina died, to whom he had never touched, and he remained there till the end of his days. Rimbaud, who had wrotten master pieces when he was 16, never wrote a line since his relationship with Verlaine ended, made himself slaver, he suicided literaly. Verlain tried to assassinate Rimbaud, and afterwards converted to catolicism and wrote the "confessions" he was never to be the same. Julian Sorel hold two months without looking at the eyes of Matilde de la Mole to regain her affection. Ana Karenina abandoned her son for the love of Vronsky and jumped to a train when she though she had lost that love. Camille Claudel madden for Rodin, who never moved a single finger for her.

Artwork made by myself, Raquel Hladky Calanda, Collage, Berlin 2006.

Text, extract from the book "Amor, curiosidad, prozac y dudas" Lucia Etxebarria, Spain 1997.