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Pandora
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Cabanel, a professor of painting at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, specialized in portraits of "High Society." Here, he depicts the Swedish soprano Christine Nilsson as Pandora, the woman in Greek mythology who opened a forbidden box, releasing all the troubles that afflict humanity.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Purchased by William T. Walters (through George A. Lucas as agent), Baltimore, October 26, 1873 [1]; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] The Diary of George A. Lucas, p. 384.
Exhibitions
| 2010-2011 | Alexandre Cabanel, la tradition du beau. Musee Fabre, Montpellier; Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Köln. |
| 1979 | A Baltimorean in Paris: George A. Lucas, 1860-1909. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/6/1972 | Treatment | cleaned; stabilized; repaired; mounted; coated; loss compensation; |
| 10/20/2009 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 7/6/2010 | Examination | examined for condition |
Measurements
H: 27 5/8 x W: 19 3/8 in. (70.2 x 49.2 cm); Framed H with build up: 42 3/8 x W: 33 3/4 x D: 5 in. (107.63 x 85.73 x 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1873
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.99