PrintsNetherlandish16th century

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins

c. 1560-1563

Artists

Philips GalleArtist

Pieter Bruegel, the ElderArtist after

Hieronymus CockPublisher

Classification

Prints

Technique

Engraving

Medium

Engraving on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Netherlandish

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

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

Provenance

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

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