De derde wijze maagd
Monogrammist AG (15e eeuw)
1475 - 1500
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
83; 118
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso linksonder, gestempeld: Lugt 240
Art Historical Context
Behold the delicate engraving *De derde wijze maagd (The Third Wise Virgin created by the mysterious Monogrammist AG 1475–1500. This small-scale work (118 × 83 mm) draws from the New Testament Parable of the Ten Vir (Matthew 25), where the wise virgins, prepared with oil for their lamps, symbolize spiritual for Christ's arrival. In late 15th-century Northern, such imagery was profoundly popular, blending devout piety with emerging artistic innovation during the transition from Gothic to Renaissance styles. Engraving, the medium here, marked a revolutionary technique: artists incised fine line...