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Dark-haired woman in a black dress kneels barefoot before an ornate gold box on a rock, with a forest and waterfall behind her.

Pandora

A dark-haired woman in a flowing black dress kneels barefoot before an ornate gold box on a stone ledge, bending close to its raised lid. Dense forest and a small waterfall fill the dim background, rendered in soft, painterly oil brushwork.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1896
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
679 × 1195 px
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Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 and the work dates by 1896; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): John William Waterhouse, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Pandora (John William Waterhouse, 1896)

Una mujer de cabello oscuro, con un vestido negro y fluido, se arrodilla descalza ante una ornamentada caja dorada sobre un saliente de piedra, inclinándose hacia su tapa levantada. Un denso bosque y una pequeña cascada llenan el fondo sombrío, pintados con pinceladas suaves al óleo.

Português: Pandora (John William Waterhouse, 1896)

Uma mulher de cabelo escuro, com um vestido preto e fluido, ajoelha-se descalça diante de uma caixa dourada ornamentada sobre uma saliência de pedra, inclinando-se para sua tampa erguida. Uma floresta densa e uma pequena cascata preenchem o fundo sombrio, pintados com pinceladas suaves a óleo.

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