Pygmalion and Galatea 1824-1904 Museum Vintage Jean-Leon French Greek Myth

Pygmalion and Galatea 1824-1904 Museum of Art in 1992 Vintage by artist Jean-Leon Gerome. French artist, greek mythology. The myth of Pygmalion and Galatea is also one of the most influential and inspiring ancient Greek myths, and became the main theme for theatrical plays, movies and artistic paintings. Pygmalion was a talented Greek sculptor from Cyprus. Pygmalion saw women as flawed creatures and vowed never to waste any moment of his life with them. He dedicated himself to his work and soon created Galatea, a beautiful stature of a woman out of ivory.