Stefano Trapanese - Pigmalione e Galatea

Stefano Trapanese is a leading artist in the province of Salerno, Italy, and is consistently ranked in the top 10 of national profile masters in Italy (source: PitturiAmo.com).
A striking painting of "Pygmalion and Galatea" tells the myth, taken from Ovid's Metamorphoses, of the ivory statue that, by the will of Aphrodite, comes to life. Such was the artistry of the sculptor (Pygmalion) and such was his love for his artistic creation (the statue of Galatea) that he transformed the cold material into a vibrant, beautiful girl.
The subject is an imaginative reproduction by contemporary painter Stefano Trapanese, who imagines a specific moment in the representation of the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea from Ovid's Metamorphoses. The young sculptor is depicted inside his workshop, surrounded by his tools. Before him stands the statue, sculpted by himself, representing the woman of his dreams. Indeed, deeply in love with Aphrodite (the goddess of beauty), he rejects other women who are not at least as beautiful as her. The statue of Aphrodite is relegated to a corner, almost as if out of spite for a man who has now abandoned his hopes. In the "Metamorphoses," her simulacrum transforms into a real woman, and the sculptor's expression of surprise at this magical transformation is evident.
The composition is purely invented by the artist and therefore totally original both in its poses and dynamics.
The painting has a light black frame in a minimalist style