Pygmalion and the Image series
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Pygmalion and the Image series is a set of Pre-Raphaelite paintings by Edward Burne-Jones that visually narrate the classical myth of the sculptor Pygmalion and his statue brought to life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pygmalion and the Image series canonical | 1 |
| story of Pygmalion | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork cycle
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painting series ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Aestheticism
ⓘ
Romanticism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British painting
ⓘ
Victorian art ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of Pygmalion ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Ovid ⓘ |
| colorPalette | subdued tones ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Edward Burne-Jones ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Victorian fascination with classical antiquity ⓘ |
| depictionFocus | relationship between artist and artwork ⓘ |
| depicts |
Pygmalion praying to Aphrodite
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Pygmalion sculpting a statue ⓘ the statue coming to life ⓘ union of Pygmalion and the living statue ⓘ |
| genre | mythological painting ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later visual interpretations of the Pygmalion myth ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Godhead Fires
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The Hand Refrains ⓘ The Heart Desires ⓘ The Soul Attains ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
ⓘ
surface form:
Metamorphoses
|
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Pygmalion
ⓘ
statue brought to life ⓘ |
| movement |
Pre-Raphaelite art
ⓘ
surface form:
Pre-Raphaelite
|
| narrativeForm | visual narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Pre-Raphaelite treatment of classical myth
ⓘ
sequential storytelling in painting ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 4 ⓘ |
| period | late 19th century ⓘ |
| portrays |
artistic creation
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divine intervention ⓘ idealized female beauty ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| technique | oil painting ⓘ |
| theme |
animation of the inanimate
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creation ⓘ idealization ⓘ love ⓘ |
| visualForm | panel paintings ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
story of Pygmalion