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Drawing of five robed women holding lamps, a kneeling woman reaching up, and a trumpeting angel in clouds above.

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins

A pen-and-wash drawing of robed women in a night scene: five standing figures at left hold lamps while a kneeling woman at center reaches upward toward a pointing figure. A trumpet-blowing angel with billowing clouds fills the sky above a distant city, and a doorway appears at right.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1825
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Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3353 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1825; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: La parábola de las vírgenes prudentes y necias

Un dibujo a pluma y aguada de mujeres con túnicas en una escena nocturna: cinco figuras de pie a la izquierda sostienen lámparas, mientras una mujer arrodillada en el centro extiende la mano hacia una figura que señala. Un ángel que toca una trompeta aparece entre nubes agitadas sobre una ciudad lejana, y a la derecha se ve una puerta.

Português: A parábola das virgens prudentes e tolas

Um desenho a pena e aguada de mulheres com túnicas em uma cena noturna: cinco figuras de pé à esquerda seguram lâmpadas, enquanto uma mulher ajoelhada no centro estende a mão em direção a uma figura que aponta. Um anjo com trombeta surge entre nuvens agitadas sobre uma cidade distante, e à direita aparece uma porta.

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