Jean-Léon Gérôme, “Pygmalion and Galatea” (1890–92), oil on canvas (all photos Zoe Guy/Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted)AMSTERDAM — Enter a cramped gallery in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, and you’ll be confronted with a chaotic image of creation.
Jean-Léon Gérôme, “Pygmalion and Galatea” (1890–92), oil on canvas (all photos Zoe Guy/Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted)AMSTERDAM — Enter a cramped gallery in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, and you’ll be confronted with a chaotic image of creation.