Pygmalion and Galatea

Jean-Léon Gérôme

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

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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 exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. 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 24×36 in natural wood. Warm grey, blush or cream walls suit the ivory; pair it with Truth Coming Out of Her Well.

Style, size & framing detail

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

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

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

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural 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?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

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 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural 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, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Pygmalion and Galatea we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Jean-Léon Gérôme's Pygmalion and Galatea — a marble statue turning to flesh as the sculptor kisses her — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Gérôme: Academic Painting and The Orient, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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