In Greek and Roman mythology, Galatea is the post-antique name popularly applied to the statue carved of ivory alabaster and loved by Pygmalion of Cyprus, which then came to life by the will of Aphrod
Falconet's 1763 sculpture Pygmalion and Galatea (Walters Art Museum, Baltimore)
Pygmalion
Apollo and Daphne
Io changed into a cow, Mercury cuts of Argus's head
Pygmalion and the Image is the second series of four oil paintings in the Pygmalion and Galatea series by the British Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones which was completed between 1875 and 1878
1st painting, 2nd series
The Hand Refrains, 2nd Series, H.98.7 cm x W.76.3 cm (1878)
The Godhead Fires, 2nd Series, H.143.7 cm x W.116.8 cm (1878)
The Soul Attains, 2nd Series, H.99.4 cm x W.76.6 cm (1878)