SCHONGAUER, Martin
(b. ca. 1430, Colmar, d. 1491, Breisach)

The First Foolish Virgin

before 1483
Copper-plate engraving, 122 x 84 mm
Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest

The picture shows one of the series engravings entitled "The Wise and Foolish Virgin". The subject, taken from Matthew"s Gospel (25, 1-13), was very popular in medieval painting and sculpture.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 9 minutes):
Vivaldi: Sonata in D minor RV 62 op. 1 No. 12 (La Follia)