Passe, Crispijn van de. [The foolish virgins at the ball]

Hollstein, F.W.H. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings, and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700: Crispijn de Passe de Oude 126
Folger bibliographic ID: 235432
Folger call number: ART 265- 963
Folger holdings ID: 289127
Accession Number: 265963

General notes

Title and dimensions from Hollstein The foolish virgins dancing and playing music; in the foreground, one of the virgins dances with a finely attired man; in the background, one of the virgins sits at a virginal, one plays a lute and another shakes a tambourine. Numbered lower center in design "4." With engraved text below: "Lux nulla vbi est, densas tenebras esse ibi Certum est. Libidinem carnis seques suae. Sine dubio praecepta negligit Dei: Ideoque Luce et Oleo priuatur sacre." From a set of 7 plates depicting the parable of the wise and foolish virgins, published in Cologne

Item information about Folger ART 265- 963

Large mend at lower left, small mend at upper right: missing portions supplied from an unrelated print or prints, skirt outlined with pencil; outer border added in ink ; trimmed to plate mark Adopted by Essence Newhoff in honor of the Folger Development Team 2011-2012, Acquisitions Night 2012

Extended title: [The foolish virgins at the ball] Martin de Voss, jnuentor; Crispin d. Passe f. et exc

Ten virgins (Parable) Clothing & dress Interiors Musicians Musical instruments Dance

printmaker: Passe, Crispijn van de, approximately 1565-1637
artist: Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603
publisher: Passe, Crispijn van de, approximately 1565-1637