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Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
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Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins

Philips Galle · 1558 - 1565 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The ten wise and foolish virgins wait for the bridegroom. The five wise virgins, spinning and doing needlework, keep their oil lamps burning in the lower left. In the lower right, four foolish virgins dance to the music of a bagpipe played by the fifth foolish virgin. They let their oil lamps go out. In the upper left, Christ as bridegroom opens the door for the five wise virgins. In the upper right, the foolish virgins knock in vain at the door. At the bottom in the margin, an explanatory text in Latin.

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Credit lineGelijkenis van de wijze en dwaze maagden. 1558 - 1565. Philips Galle. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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