Pygmalion and Galatea
Pygmalion and Galatea
Oil on Canvas . Original Artwork . 406mm x 508mm . 16” x 20”
Based on the original by Jean-Leon Gerome, 1890, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Here is an impassioned painting of the sculptor, Pygmalion, who falls in love with his creation, a marble statue. His prayers are answered when it comes to life, its transformation from marble to flesh taking place within his embrace.
