Pygmalion and Galatea
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Pygmalion and Galatea is a famous 19th-century painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme depicting the mythological moment when the sculptor Pygmalion’s statue comes to life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pygmalion and Galatea canonical | 2 |
| Pygmalion | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | Pygmalion et Galatée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm | painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | canonical depiction of Pygmalion myth in 19th-century art ⓘ |
| basedOn | classical mythology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Jean-Léon Gérôme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorBirthYear | 1824 ⓘ |
| creatorDeathYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation |
painter
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sculptor ⓘ |
| creatorStyle | Academic ⓘ |
| culturalContext | French Academic painting ⓘ |
| depicts |
Galatea
NERFINISHED
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Pygmalion NERFINISHED ⓘ Pygmalion myth NERFINISHED ⓘ moment statue comes to life ⓘ |
| depictsDeity | Aphrodite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsMoment | transformation of statue into living woman ⓘ |
| depictsSetting | sculptor's studio ⓘ |
| genre | mythological painting ⓘ |
| hasColorPalette |
flesh tones
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marble whites ⓘ warm tones ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Jean-Léon Gérôme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later visual interpretations of Pygmalion story ⓘ |
| hasMedium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| hasSubject | sculptor in love with his statue ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
art and creation
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love ⓘ mythology ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Ovid's Metamorphoses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Galatea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pygmalion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Academic art
NERFINISHED
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Academicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 19th century ⓘ |
| portraysEmotion |
awe at transformation
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desire ⓘ wonder ⓘ |
| visualFocus | embrace between Pygmalion and Galatea ⓘ |
| visualMotif | marble turning into flesh ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pygmalion