Pygmalion and Galatea (Gérôme painting)

Pygmalion and Galatea
ArtistJean-Léon Gérôme
Year1890
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions89 cm × 69 cm (35 in × 27 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

Pygmalion and Galatea (French: Pygmalion et Galatée) is an 1890 painting by the French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme. The motif is taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses and depicts the sculptor Pygmalion kissing his statue Galatea at the moment the goddess Aphrodite brings her to life.

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