Detail View: Smart Museum of Art : Pygmalion and Galatea
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Primary Maker:
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Jean-Léon Gérôme
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Date:
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circa 1890
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Title:
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Pygmalion and Galatea
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Description:
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Pygmalion, overcome with desire for his statue, embraces her as she is brought to life by the powers of the goddess of love. The rosy blush of life has reached as far as the middle of her lower legs, the last part of which remain of a marble whiteness.
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Attribution:
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null
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