Pandora
1871
Dante Gabriel Rossetti brings the myth of Pandora to life with a striking muse clutching a mysterious wooden box. Notice the fiery, glowing mist swirling around her head and spilling from the container she holds—a brilliant visual metaphor for the evils she's about to unleash upon the world. As a key figure in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Rossetti was obsessed with intense colors and lush, romantic details, which you can see in the rich crimson folds of her dress and her piercing blue eyes. The model stares directly at the viewer, making you wonder if she's about to open that lid right then and there.
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