This chapter presents the summary of a talk given at the Eighth European Summer University, held in Oslo in  2018.  It  attempts  to  show  how  art,  literature,  and  history,  can  paint  images  of  mathematics  that  are  not only  useful  but  relevant  to  learners  as  they  can  support  their  personal  development  as  well  as  their appreciation  of  mathematics  as  a  discipline.  To  achieve  this  goal,  several  metaphors  about  and  of mathematics are explored