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Pygmalion and Galatea

Jean-Léon Gérôme

c. 1890 · Oil on canvas · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

MaterialHeavyweight matte paper

Size3:4 ratio

Frame

$79Unframed print · made to order

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Complete the setHangs well with these two

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3 × $79 at 24 × 32 in, unframed = $237 → $213.30 as a set · 10% included · free shipping

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About this work

Artist: Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904)
Year: c. 1890
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 88.9 × 68.6 cm
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Movement: Academic

In the sculptor's studio the ivory statue of Galatea comes to life as Pygmalion kisses her, her marble turning to flesh from the waist up while her legs are still stone on the pedestal; a Cupid aims an arrow from the air and masks and a shield hang on the wall. Gérôme, who took up sculpture late in life and made his own polychrome Galatea, painted the Ovidian story several times around 1890; this is the version seen from behind, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art has owned it since 1927. The scene is set in the painter's own studio and the figures look back to his sculpture, so that the picture is a declaration about his art: colour and life brought to the cold perfection of the classical nude.

This full-bleed edition prints the work edge to edge from a high-resolution scan of the original, very slightly cropped (a few percent at most) to fit the sheet. The gallery edition shows the whole work, uncropped. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A marble woman turning to flesh in a sculptor's kiss, in white, cream and studio brown, for a bedroom, studio or hallway at 24×32 in dark wood. Warm grey, blush or cream walls suit the ivory; pair it with Truth Coming Out of Her Well.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Academic painting
Era: 19th century (c. 1890)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: grand
Rooms: bedroom, hallway or entryway, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×32. Prints at 12×16, 18×24, 24×32 in — 12×16 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 18×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×32 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or dark wood frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original plate — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Also available as gallery-wrapped canvas — ready to hang, no frame needed • Sizes: 12×16, 18×24, 24×32 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

Very slightly cropped. This full-bleed edition prints the painting edge to edge, so a thin sliver, a few percent at most, is trimmed from two opposite edges to fit the print size. We only offer it on paintings whose proportions already come that close to the sheet. For the whole painting, uncropped, choose the gallery edition.

Is Pygmalion and Galatea in the public domain?

Yes. Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×16, 18×24 and 24×32 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Pygmalion and Galatea painted, and in what medium?

Pygmalion and Galatea dates from c. 1890 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 88.9 × 68.6 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×32 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 18×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Pygmalion and Galatea we'd choose 24×32.

About this design

Pygmalion and Galatea (Jean-Léon Gérôme) — the painting printed edge to edge, very slightly cropped to fit the sheet. Pygmalion and Galatea · Jean-Léon Gérôme · c. 1890. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, printed edge to edge, very slightly cropped to fit the sheet, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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Gallery-grade archival giclée. Rich pigment inks on heavyweight fine-art paper (or gallery-wrapped canvas) — built to last, not a poster-shop print.

Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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