Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Epimetheus Opening Pandora's Box (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 64.682.102)Sacred Art & IconographyEpimetheus Opening Pandora's Box (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 64.682.102)Engraving, Giulio Bonasone, 1531 to after 1576, Metropolitan Museum of Art 64.682.102Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Epimetheus Opening Pandora's Box (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 64.682.102)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/epimetheus-met-64-682-102.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Epimetheus Opening Pandora's Box (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 64.682.102). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/epimetheus-met-64-682-102Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-epimetheus-opening-pandora-s-box-metropo, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Epimetheus Opening Pandora's Box (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 64.682.102)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/epimetheus-met-64-682-102}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedAn engraving titled "Epimetheus opening Pandora's box," by the Italian printmaker Giulio Bonasone, 1531 to after 1576. Epimetheus is shown accepting Pandora and her sealed jar from the gods, despite his brother Prometheus's warning never to accept a gift from Zeus, releasing the troubles of human life into the world in Hesiod's telling. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints, under accession 64.682.102.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithEpimetheus, Deities Well-attested This source names Epimetheus directly: "An engraving titled "Epimetheus opening Pandora's box," by the Italian printmaker Giulio Bonasone, 1531 to after 1576."Source Epimetheus opening Pandora's box, accession 64.682.102 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Belongs to TraditionAncient Greek Religion, Religions Well-attested Source Epimetheus opening Pandora's box, accession 64.682.102 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsEpimetheus, Figures Well-attested The Met's own title for this engraving names the subject outright, "Epimetheus opening Pandora's box," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.Source Epimetheus opening Pandora's box, accession 64.682.102 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1SourcesEpimetheus opening Pandora's box, accession 64.682.102 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of Artaccession 64.682.102View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year