The Parable of the [Ten] Virgins (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)
![The Parable of the [Ten] Virgins (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ) by Dalziel Brothers|Sir John Everett Millais](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/dp/thumb/the-parable-of-the-ten-virgins-the-parables-of-382274.webp)
Medium
Wood engraving; proof
Dimensions
image: 5 1/2 x 4 5/16 in. (13.9 x 10.9 cm) sheet: 7 5/16 x 6 1/16 in. (18.6 x 15.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.68.4(9)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This wood engraving from 1864 captures the biblical Parable of the Ten Virgins, a story from the Gospel of Matthew about spiritual readiness and wisdom. Designed by Sir John Everett Millais, one of the founding members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and masterfully cut by the Dalziel Brothers, the print was created as part of an ambitious illustrated volume titled *The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ*. Millais’s characteristically detailed and expressive style brings the scene to life, highlighting the contrast between the prepared and unprepared women as they await the bride...
About the Artist
Dalziel Brothers|Sir John Everett Millais (British|British) · 1839 |1823 –1893 |1906
British, active 1839–93|British, Wooler, Northumberland 1823–1906 Herne Bay, Kent