Question

How does Alma-Tedema’s interpretation of the story of Pandora draw on and transform the story?

He focuses on the moment before Pandora opens the jar and leaves it to the viewer to decide if she will.
The artist portrays Pandora as a young woman playing in the sea.
He accurately portrays the image of Pandora, but changes the jar.
In the painting Pandora is given more gifts than are described in the story.

Answer 1

I'd say that Alma-Tadema’s interpretation of the story of Pandora draws on and transform the story in such a way that he focuses on the moment before Pandora opens the jar and leaves it to the viewer to decide if she will.
We can see in the painting Pandora holding the box and deciding whether she wants to open it and doom the world, or not.

Answer 2

Alma-Tedema’s focuses on the moment before Pandora opens the vial and leaves it up to the viewer to decide whether she will.

What is the story of Pandora?

In Greek legends, Pandora was the first woman, created by the gods Hephaestus and Pallas Athena at the behest of Zeus, who wanted to punish men after Prometheus gave them the secret of fire. Pandora (which in Greek means “she who has all the gifts”) received from each god or goddess a different gift.

With this information, we can conclude that the story of Pandora interpreted by Alma-Tedema’s, has its peculiarities.

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