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Pandora and the Tree of Knowledge
Published: 2012-09-10 20:01:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 18155; Favourites: 694; Downloads: 307
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Pandora and the Tree of Knowledge is an oil on canvas and is 30”x 40”. The story behind the painting is a combination of the Greek myth of Pandora and Eve from the Bible. Both women were the first woman on Earth and they both did something bad, Eve eating the forbidden apple and Pandora opening the box and releasing all the evils of the world. To represent Eve I added the apple tree and the snake. The jar is there because in the original story Pandora didn’t open a box, it was a jar. It was changed to a box when it was translated to Latin in the 16th century. I didn’t want her dressed in old Greek clothes, because I wanted her to be more modern.My Website:
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Comments: 155
Very effective blending of hues to establish light and texture. I particularly like the light reflecting off of the subject's face and arms.
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Very sweet, immediately thought of a book cover.
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I just need a book.
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True magic realism.
I like the atmosphere, good job! : )
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Thanks, glad you liked the painting. Happy you stopped by.
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Wonderful.. A really nice painting.. Love the colours and the detail. Very impressive.. Well done..
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good work! the lightning and detail are excellent!
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wonderful simply wonderful
i love the different contrasts and your shadows against the highlights especially around the box
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This is a masterpiece O: I love how you have rendered the sky and the lights on her are amazing. Great tecnique!
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I was searching for the apple...nice job obscuring it....classy....and the art is technically awesome!
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Great concept, and great illustration of it, love the lighting ,colors and that the details are both intricate and relevant , great job!
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Thanks, glad you liked it.
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Gorgeous and I love the lighting. Excellent reference to both tales too, really good illustration!
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Thanks, glad you liked it and I appreciate the nice things you said.
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Thanks, Pandora is misbeavin a little bit.
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You are welcome! I thought she was up to something!
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Thanks, glad you liked it.
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This is pure amazingness. Evedora is beautiful. ^_^
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I like that Evedora name. Wish I thought of it. Glad you liked the painting, thanks.
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This is great! I love the combination of the two stories, and the inclusion of the jar. (If anyone told me it was a jar before it was a box, I've forgotten, so I learned something new today!) And the fact you didn't stick with the same-old-Grecian-clothes makes it even more relate-able. I thought the box looked like a dark Tiffany lamp at first. (Man, that makes me feel old when I think of a Tiffany lamp and everyone else thinks 'laptop'. XD; ) Nice effect having the apple tucked near the box, too. Combines the two evils very well.
And if I may... Snakeee~ Great detail on the snake. <3 The coils look so realistic~ (Sorry, had to spaz out over my favourite animal. XD)
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Spaz all you like! I was surprised about it originally being a jar. I guess it sounds better as Pandora's box rather than Pandora's jar. Thanks for taking a look and the comment. Appreciate it much.
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It's always fun to learn about new things and original meanings. 
No problem, keep up the great work!
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I love the way this ties together those two stories. It really helps to get across a modern message as well, since the open lid reminds me of a laptop!
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Thanks, glad you liked it.
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There's no way this can be a painting.
The lighting is too perfect.
The detail is too perfect...
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UWAIIIIIII.
/dies.
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That's funny, I hope your okay after your sudden death. Someone commented with a heart attack earlier, but you are the first to die. I didn't expect it would have such an effect. Thanks for the comment. Glad you liked the painting.
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es genial, me encanta toda la historia detrás de la pintura y que cada elemento tenga su propia historia
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Thanks for the comment.
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Big fan of Greek Myths and this is the grandaddy of them all. Such a great story with a big moral of the story at the end. Just a beautiful painting.
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Thanks, it was a lot of fun to paint and a lot to pull from.
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This is so beautiful. I love it so much ^_^
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I'm glad you like it...I mean love it. I really do appreciate your comment. Thank you very much.
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Wow, thanks I appreciate that. Thanks for the comment.
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Put's me in mind of the Hildbrant brothers or Rowena Morrill, very nice work.
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That is good company to be in, thanks for the comment.
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