Pygmalion and Galatea 1784 by Laurent Pecheux 1729-1821 France French ( The story of Pygmalion and Galatea is an enchanting myth about a Cypriot sculptor who fell in love with his own sculpture. He prays to goddess Aphrodite (aka Venus) to bring the sculpture to life for it to be his wife)

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