Part one of term paper
In Greek mythology, the story of Pygmalion and Galatea tells of a Cypriot sculptor who creates a lifelike statue of his ideal of womanhood. Pygmalion, the sculptor, names his beautiful statue Galatea and begins to imagine her as real, eventually falling passionately in love with her. He becomes tormented by his love and prays to Aphrodite, ...

Part two of term paper
... to life in his painting of 1890, Pygmalion and Galatea. Although Galatea's feet remain anchored in the block of marble, supported by a second dias, she has reached over to her creator and they are locked in an embrace. This warm and sensual embrace signifies the ultimate moment for the sculptor as he realizes that his creation has finally responded to his love. The telltale mallet that is lying in the foreground with bits of marble scattered close by indicates that the artist was working on ...