Pygmalion and Galatea
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Pygmalion and Galatea is a celebrated 18th-century marble sculpture by Étienne-Maurice Falconet depicting the mythological moment when the sculptor Pygmalion’s statue comes to life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pygmalion and Galatea canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neoclassical sculpture
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marble sculpture ⓘ mythology-inspired artwork ⓘ |
| artForm | three-dimensional figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | celebrated example of 18th-century mythological sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
animation of art
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ideal beauty ⓘ love ⓘ relationship between artist and creation ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of Pygmalion and Galatea ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator |
Étienne-Maurice Falconet
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surface form:
French sculptor Étienne-Maurice Falconet
Étienne-Maurice Falconet ⓘ |
| culture | French Enlightenment art ⓘ |
| depicts |
Galatea
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Pygmalion and Galatea ⓘ
surface form:
Pygmalion
classical mythology ⓘ interaction between human and divine will ⓘ intervention of the goddess Venus (implicitly) ⓘ moment when Pygmalion’s statue comes to life ⓘ transition from inanimate stone to living flesh ⓘ |
| depictsMoment | instant of Galatea’s awakening ⓘ |
| genre | mythological sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
figure of Galatea
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figure of Pygmalion ⓘ pedestal ⓘ sculptor’s tools ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Pygmalion and Galatea ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ovid’s Metamorphoses ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (visual artwork) ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| medium | sculpture ⓘ |
| movement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | transformation of statue into living woman ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Étienne-Maurice Falconet ⓘ |
| period | 18th-century art ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Galatea in art
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Pygmalion myth ⓘ
surface form:
Pygmalion in art
mythology in sculpture ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
dynamic composition capturing movement
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idealized classical forms ⓘ |
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