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Pygmalion is visited in a dream by Venus
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Pygmalion is visited in a dream by Venus

Emmanuel Jean Nepomucene de Ghendt · 1748 - 1815 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Venus appears to Pygmalion in a dream. Cupid wakes the sculptor. The print is part of a series about the story of Pygmalion.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printPygmalion prays to Venus
Credit linePygmalion wordt in een droom door Venus bezocht. 1748 - 1815. Emmanuel Jean Nepomucene de Ghendt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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