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Pandora  1914

by Odilon Redon

Between 1908 and 1914, Redon repeatedly depicted beautiful women from classical mythology, including Pandora, who was fashioned by the god Vulcan and sent to earth by Jupiter. Here, she appears nude, in a state of perfect innocence, and surrounded by flowers, like Eve in the Garden of Eden. According to legend, when Pandora opened the box cradled in her arms, she unleashed...
Size: 
56 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (143.5 x 62.2 cm)
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art