Pandora
According to Greek mythology, Zeus gave Pandora a box that she was forbidden to open. However, Pandora’s curiosity got the better of her and she opened it releasing all evil into the world. Instead of a box, Graat portrayed a silver ewer made by Adam van Vianen in 1614, also on display in the Rijksmuseum. The ewer’s remarkable auricular-style ornamentation, including grotesque monsters, correspond…
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/91E68(BOX)
- http://iconclass.org/91E6
- http://iconclass.org/41A7711
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Purchased with a contribution from the B.J. Peiser Bequest
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/91E68(BOX)
- http://iconclass.org/91E6
- http://iconclass.org/41A7711
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Purchased with a contribution from the B.J. Peiser Bequest
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1676
- 1676
Places
- Amsterdam
- Amsterdam
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.41
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.555303
- SK-A-5027
Extent
- height 113 cm
- width 102 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1676
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-08-16T14:32:02.832Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:38:13.474Z