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Pandora 1676

by Barend Graat

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 grote...

Credit:: Courtesy of Rijksmuseum
More:: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-5027

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