File:Pygmalion (Raoux).jpg
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Summary
Jean Raoux: Pygmalion adoring his statue
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| Title |
French: Pygmalion amoureux de sa statue  Pygmalion adoring his statue |
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| Object type |
painting |
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| Description |
English: Pygmalion was suspicious of women, and remained unmarried. He made a statue and fell in love with it. He begs Venus to bring his ivory creation into life. Galatea later becomes Pygmalion's wife. |
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| Date |
1717 |
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| Medium |
oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions |
height: 134 cm (52.7 in) ; width: 100 cm (39.3 in) |
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| Collection |
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| Accession number |
D55.1.1 (Musée Fabre) |
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| Notes |
English: Painted after his return to France. |
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| Source/Photographer | Official gallery link | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 20:28, 22 July 2011 | | 1,436 × 1,898 (961 KB) | wikimediacommons>Aavindraa | replacing with official photograph |
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