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Image Not Available for The Wise Virgins (from The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgin series, plate 1 of 4)

The Wise Virgins (from The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgin series, plate 1 of 4)

(Netherlandish, about 1538/39–1617)
(Netherlandish, active Antwerp 1563 – 1573)
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 21.1 × 25.3 cm (8 5/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
Credit LineKatherine E. Bullard Fund in memory of Francis Bullard
Accession number63.530
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsInscribed in plate, under Muller's name: F, v Wynagaerde/excudit; lower left: I [series number]; and in lower margin: VIRBINIBVS SIMILE EST REGNVM BIS QVINQZ POLDRVM, VT SPONSO ET SPONSÆ OCCVRRADT, SED QVINQZ FVERVNT/SVMPTIS LAMPADIBVS QVÆ PROCESSERE GREGATIM PRVDENTES, RELIQVÆ. NEGLECTA LAMPADE STVLTÆ.
ProvenanceMay 8, 1963, puchased from Craddock & Barnard (dealers), London, by the MFA. (Acquisition Date: May 8, 1963)
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