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Pandora opens the box

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

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Mythology -- Pandora

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Title
Pandora opens the box
Names
Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 (Artist)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Mythology -- Pandora

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1892
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC WON MYT-Pand
Topics
Pandora (Greek mythology)
Distress
Chests
Mythology, Greek
Pandora's box
Good & evil
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Epimetheus is filled with horror as his wife opens the box and introduces a miasma of evil into the world.
Source note: Wonder book for girls boys. With 60 designs by Walter Crane. (Boston Houghton Mifflin 1910) Crane, Walter (1845-1915), Illustrator. Hawthorne, Nathaniel (1804-1864), Author.
Physical Description
Chromolithographs
Extent: 16.8 x 11 cm
Six-color lithograph.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1d38e400-c5bf-012f-a6ca-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1845: Creator Born
  • 1892: Issued
  • 1915: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Pandora opens the box" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1892. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0f1d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Pandora opens the box" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0f1d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1892). Pandora opens the box Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0f1d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Pandora opens the box