# The First Foolish Virgin

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## Artwork

- Artist: [SCHONGAUER, Martin](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/schongauer-martin-r68282b85369e17>)
- Date: 1451-1500
- Technique: Copper-plate engraving, 122 x 84 mm

## Commentary

The picture shows one of the series engravings entitled &#34;The Wise and Foolish Virgin&#34;. The subject, taken from Matthew&#34;s Gospel \(25, 1-13\), was very popular in medieval painting and sculpture. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 9 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/18\_cent/vivaldi\_follia.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Vivaldi: Sonata in D minor RV 62 op. 1 No. 12 \(La Follia\)&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

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## Attribution

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