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The five wise and the five foolish virgins are awakened by an angel
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The five wise and the five foolish virgins have fallen asleep because the bridegroom was late. They are woken by an angel who shouts that the bridegroom is coming. In the margin a four-line caption, in two columns, in Latin referring to the sleeping virgins and the voice that wakes them.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe vijf wijze en de vijf dwaze maagden worden gewekt door een engel. 1589 - 1611. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
