Eva Prima Pandora (1550)
By Jean Cousin the Elder (1490-1560)
Cousin employs traditional Italian techniques in his painting of this sensual female figure. He skillfully organizes the space in the painting, creating two different backgrounds: on the left, man-made civilization, and on the right, a natural landscape. The woman, whether Eve or Pandora, reclines nonchalantly against a human skull; and thus, Cousin reminds us of the ills that both historical/mythological female figures released upon humanity, leading his viewer to make a comparison between the two women.
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