Pygmalion was a legendary king of Cyprus who was said to have fallen in love with a statue. But is he based on an actual ...

Step back in time to ancient Greece, where love took a most extraordinary form. In the myth of Pygmalion, the skilled sculptor whose heart yearned for a love beyond the ordinary. From a dreamy ...

Just before spinning it, I read Anthony Lane's remarks, in his latest New Yorker film review, about the persistence of the Pygmalion myth, about the artist's falling in love with a creature that is ...

Object Details author Wosk, Julie Contents Simulated women and the Pygmalion myth -- Mechanical Galateas : female automatons and dolls -- Mannequins, masks, monsters, and dolls : film and art in the ...