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| | |name = ''The Pandorica Opens'' | ||
|image = | |image = The pandorica opens-van gogh.jpg | ||
|aka = Blue Box Exploding | |aka = ''Blue Box Exploding'' | ||
|type = Painting | |type = [[Painting]] | ||
| | |made by = [[Vincent van Gogh]] | ||
| | |first cs = The Pandorica Opens (TV story) | ||
| | |appearances = {{Il|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The War of Art (DW short story)}}|[[GAME]]: {{cs|Amy's History Hunt (video game)}}|[[GAME]]: {{cs|LEGO Dimensions (video game)}}}} | ||
}}{{dab page|The Pandorica Opens (disambiguation)}} | |||
'''The Pandorica Opens''', also known as '''Blue Box Exploding''', was one of the final | '''''The Pandorica Opens''''', also known as '''''Blue Box Exploding''''', was one of the final [[painting]]s by [[Vincent van Gogh]], [[paint]]ed in [[1890]] and inspired by transmissions he picked up from the [[Stonehenge]] of [[102]] [[AD]]. | ||
[[File:PandoricaOpensDateCoordinates.jpg|thumb|left|The date & location coordinates in place of the [[telephone]] instructions. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'')]] | |||
The painting depicted [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] exploding, surrounded by swirls evocative of his ''[[The Starry Night]]''. In place of the [[telephone]] instructions were the following date and co-ordinates: | |||
:iesVereeris<br>XXI Januarius CII<br>51460534, -21194553<br>510603114, -13168091<br>50801987, - 19195963<br>51211350, -96493549 | |||
== History == | |||
Stonehenge concealed [[the Pandorica]], a prison box designed by the [[Pandorica Alliance]] to contain the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. The [[stone]]s were secretly transmitters that broadcast a signal everywhere, throughout time, saying "the Pandorica is opening". Vincent van Gogh heard the transmissions in his dreams and painted ''The Pandorica Opens''. | |||
The painting remained undiscovered behind a wall in an attic in [[France]] until [[1941]], when it came to the attention of [[Professor]] [[Edwin Bracewell]]. Bracewell took it to [[Winston Churchill]], and the two recognised it as a message to [[the Doctor]]. Churchill phoned the Doctor to alert him, but the call was diverted to [[River Song]] in the year [[5145]], alerting her of its existence. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Pandorica Opens (TV story)}}) | |||
:'' | In the [[2010s]], the painting may have been in the [[Under Gallery]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (game)}}) | ||
In the year [[3110]], the painting was hung in the [[Musée d'Orsay]] before being given to the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The War of Art (DW short story)}}) | |||
In the [[52nd century]], River escaped from the [[Stormcage Containment Facility]] in which she was being held, and went in search of the painting. She located it in the [[Royal Collection]], where she tried to steal it to deliver to the Doctor. She was confronted by [[Liz 10]] but was allowed to leave when she explained the nature of the painting to the Queen. River then met with - and blackmailed - [[Dorium Maldovar]] to get hold of a [[River Song's vortex manipulator|vortex manipulator]]. Using the vortex manipulator, she [[Time travel|time-travelled]] to [[Planet One]] and wrote "HELLO SWEETIE ΘΣ Φ ΓΥΔϟ", and the temporal co-ordinates for [[Britain]], 102 AD. There, she gave the Doctor and Amy the painting. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Pandorica Opens (TV story)}}) | |||
== Legacy == | |||
At some point during [[River Song]]'s visit to the starship ''[[Harmony and Redemption]]'', the [[maître d']] [[Flemming (The Husbands of River Song)|Flemming]] stole [[River Song's diary]] to read aloud of it. One of the chapters he read was ''The Pandorica Opens''. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Husbands of River Song (TV story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
[[File:The Pandorica Opens poster.jpg|thumb|''The Pandorica Opens'' poster]] | |||
* Posters of the painting have been sold by the BBC. | |||
* ''The Pandorica Opens'' appeared in {{cs|LEGO Dimensions (video game)}}. It could be found in the [[Black Archive]] during ''The Dalek Extermination of Earth''. | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:13, 24 December 2024
- You may wish to consult
The Pandorica Opens (disambiguation)for other, similarly-named pages.
The Pandorica Opens, also known as Blue Box Exploding, was one of the final paintings by Vincent van Gogh, painted in 1890 and inspired by transmissions he picked up from the Stonehenge of 102 AD.
The painting depicted the Doctor's TARDIS exploding, surrounded by swirls evocative of his The Starry Night. In place of the telephone instructions were the following date and co-ordinates:
- iesVereeris
XXI Januarius CII
51460534, -21194553
510603114, -13168091
50801987, - 19195963
51211350, -96493549
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Stonehenge concealed the Pandorica, a prison box designed by the Pandorica Alliance to contain the Eleventh Doctor. The stones were secretly transmitters that broadcast a signal everywhere, throughout time, saying "the Pandorica is opening". Vincent van Gogh heard the transmissions in his dreams and painted The Pandorica Opens.
The painting remained undiscovered behind a wall in an attic in France until 1941, when it came to the attention of Professor Edwin Bracewell. Bracewell took it to Winston Churchill, and the two recognised it as a message to the Doctor. Churchill phoned the Doctor to alert him, but the call was diverted to River Song in the year 5145, alerting her of its existence. (TV: The Pandorica Opens [+]Loading...["The Pandorica Opens (TV story)"])
In the 2010s, the painting may have been in the Under Gallery. (GAME: The Day of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Day of the Doctor (game)"])
In the year 3110, the painting was hung in the Musée d'Orsay before being given to the Eleventh Doctor. (PROSE: The War of Art [+]Loading...["The War of Art (DW short story)"])
In the 52nd century, River escaped from the Stormcage Containment Facility in which she was being held, and went in search of the painting. She located it in the Royal Collection, where she tried to steal it to deliver to the Doctor. She was confronted by Liz 10 but was allowed to leave when she explained the nature of the painting to the Queen. River then met with - and blackmailed - Dorium Maldovar to get hold of a vortex manipulator. Using the vortex manipulator, she time-travelled to Planet One and wrote "HELLO SWEETIE ΘΣ Φ ΓΥΔϟ", and the temporal co-ordinates for Britain, 102 AD. There, she gave the Doctor and Amy the painting. (TV: The Pandorica Opens [+]Loading...["The Pandorica Opens (TV story)"])
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
At some point during River Song's visit to the starship Harmony and Redemption, the maître d' Flemming stole River Song's diary to read aloud of it. One of the chapters he read was The Pandorica Opens. (TV: The Husbands of River Song [+]Loading...["The Husbands of River Song (TV story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Posters of the painting have been sold by the BBC.
- The Pandorica Opens appeared in LEGO Dimensions [+]Loading...["LEGO Dimensions (video game)"]. It could be found in the Black Archive during The Dalek Extermination of Earth.
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