This horizontal, oval oil painting titled Scene from the Metamorphoses of Ovid: Pygmalion, by Paolo Veronese, highlights three figures from the myth of Pygmalion. In the myth, Pygmalion is a sculptor who falls in love with a sculpture he carves. Pygmalion is in the center facing a light gray sculpture of a woman, who is to our right. Pygmalion’s back is towards us. He has light skin, and is wearing a gold drape over a red garment, appearing to be falling backwards. His head is tilted back, away from us, and his right arm reaches toward his sculpture. The sculpture’s head is tilted slightly forward and down, her arms are bent with her right hand covering her right breast, and her left hand resting between her legs. Her right leg is slightly bent. She is adorned with a gold chain around her neck, chest, and forearms. The sculpture is standing in front of a stone pillar. Behind Pygmalion, facing us, is a child who also has light skin. The child is wrapped in a green garment with only the figure’s head and face visible. The figures are standing in front of a stone wall, with a tree behind it. Behind the child, and into the distance, appear rocky land, mountains, and sky.