Pygmalion and Galatea15th century 1530 painting by Agnolo Bronzino , Florence, Italy. The Roman poet Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book X, relates that Pygmalion, sculptor, makes an ivory statue representing his ideal of ,womanhood, and then, falls in love with his own creation, which he names Galatea; the goddess Venus, brings the statue to life in answer to his prayer,

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Uffizi Museum

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Location: Florence Italy
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
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