Pygmalion die verliefd wordt op zijn beeld 1617 - 1634

This etching by Magdalena van de Passe depicts the myth of Pygmalion, a sculptor who falls in love with his own creation. The artist, Magdalena van de Passe, was a prominent female printmaker active in the Dutch Republic. The work shows Pygmalion, in the center, looking at his statue while an old woman holds a light source in her left hand. The image is a striking example of the popular mythological subject matter often explored in printmaking in the early 17th century.