Pandora Opening the Box

Monogrammist Z.B.M. Italian

Possibly after Pirro Ligorio Italian

Former Attribution Formerly attributed to Battista Angolo del Moro Italian

1557

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Title: Pandora Opening the Box
Artist: Monogrammist Z.B.M. (Italian, 16th century)
Artist: Possibly after Pirro Ligorio (Italian, Naples ca. 1512/13–1583 Ferrara)
Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Battista Angolo del Moro (Italian, Verona ca. 1515–ca. 1573 Murano)
Date: 1557
Medium: Etching with engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 14 3/8 x 9 1/4 in. (36.5 x 23.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.95.17
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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