TY  - JOUR
T1  - PYgmalion in love with his statue
AU  - Harris JC
Y1  - 2010/02/01
N1  - 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.198
JO  - Archives of General Psychiatry
SP  - 110
EP  - 110
VL  - 67
IS  - 2
N2  - 
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson's (1767-1824) last major work was a painting of Pygmalion and Galatea; it was intended to be his masterpiece. Girodet labored over the painting, which was commissioned by a patron, for nearly 7 years before its eventual exhibition at the Paris Salon in 1819. Even then it arrived late, possibly to increase the suspense after being rumored for so long. It was hung shortly before the exhibit was to close. Despite its tardy arrival, the painting created a sensation and was immediately controversial.2 With the restoration of the monarchy following Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat, Girodet sought to reintroduce neoclassical themes in painting. Both painter and poet, he hoped to serve as a bridge between the artistic policies of the ancien régime (old order) and those of the Restoration; he sought to forge a new artistic sensibility that combined intellectual refinement and sensuality.2Pygmalion in Love With His Statue was meant to represent this new sensibility.

SN  - 0003-990X
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.198
ER  -