The Wise and Foolish Virgins, plate five

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The Wise and Foolish Virgins, plate five

Abraham BosseLinkedCulture matchlcp-cce485c8a528

Date
1635
Medium
Engraving and etching on ivory laid paper
Culture
France
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
23553

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Abraham Bosse’s Wise and Foolish Virgins is a sincere evocation of the joys of domesticity. These dutiful and industrious women embody the wisdom of moderation by staying indoors while their wilder, foolish counterparts run amok outside. In the New Testament parable that Bosse updates, it is only the wise virgins who are invited to a wedding feast (and by implication, into heaven), while the foolish ones are left outside in the graceless cold.

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Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund and Stickney Collection

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