Foolish Virgins Missing their Rendezvous with Our Lord, from Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
Jan Saenredam
1606
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 26.6 × 36.9 cm (10 1/2 × 14 9/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
268640
About the Artist
Jan Saenredam · 1565–1607
Jan Pieterszoon Saenredam (c. 1565–1607) emerged from humble beginnings in the Dutch village of Assendelft, where he was orphaned young and raised by his uncle, the local bailiff Pieter de Jongh. Initially destined for basket weaving or farm work, Saenredam's precocious talent for embellishing texts with intricate designs caught attention, leading to an apprenticeship in cartography. By 1589, at a...