The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2019.137
People: Philips Galle, Netherlandish (Haarlem 1537 - 1612 Antwerp)
After Pieter Bruegel, the Elder, Netherlandish (Breda (?), Belgium 1526/30 - 1569 Brussels, Belgium)
Published by Hieronymus Cock, Netherlandish (Antwerp 1510 - 1570 Antwerp)
Title: The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: c. 1560-1563
Culture: Netherlandish
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/362971

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving on cream antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 22.5 × 29.2 cm (8 7/8 × 11 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: in plate, lower left: H. cock excu; lower right: BRVEGEL. INV:; below image: DATE NOBIS DE OLEO VESTRO, QVIA LAMPADES NOSTRAE EXTINGVN / TUR NEQVAQVAM, NEQVANDO NON SVFFICIAT NOBIS ET VOBIS math.25

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Julian Edison, Saint Louis; by descent; to Hope Rabb Edison, his wife, Saint Louis, 2017, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2019

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: i/ii
Standard Reference Number: Bastelaer Lafond 123; New Hollstein 4

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Hope R. Edison '56 in memory of Julian I. Edison '51, MBA '53
Accession Year: 2019
Object Number: 2019.137
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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