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AFTER SIR JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS. The Parable of the [Ten] Virgins (he Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)
![The Parable of the [Ten] Virgins (he Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ). Artist: After Sir John Everett Millais (British, Southampton 1829-1896 London). 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). Engraver: Engraved and printed by Dalziel Brothers (British, active 1839-1893). Date: 1864.
It took Millais seven years to design twenty images inspired by New Testament Parables for the Dalziel Brothers, and the resulting prints are considered pinnacles of wood engraved illustration. The artist wrote to his publishers, "I can do ordinary drawings as quickly as most men, but these designs can scarcely be regarded in the same light--each Parable I illustrate perhaps a dozen times before I fix [the image]." After completing a design, Millais transferred it to a woodblock coated with "Chinese" white for skilled engravers to carve. Finally, he reviewed proofs, and final adjustments were made before the final printing.
The Parable of the Ten (or Wise and Foolish Virgins) appears in Matthew 25: 1-13, and inspired two designs, this image representing both the wise girls are prepared for a journey and leave on time to attend a wedding feast, while foolish ones have overslept and let their lamps burn low. Pre-Raphaelite ideals shaped the combination of detailed naturalism and down-to-earth imagery to produce a work distinctly different than most religious art of the period.](/photos/prev/ODgwYmI1MA/album_alb3604550.webp)
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Title:
The Parable of the [Ten] Virgins (he Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)
Caption:
The Parable of the [Ten] Virgins (he Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ). Artist: After Sir John Everett Millais (British, Southampton 1829-1896 London). 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). Engraver: Engraved and printed by Dalziel Brothers (British, active 1839-1893). Date: 1864.
It took Millais seven years to design twenty images inspired by New Testament Parables for the Dalziel Brothers, and the resulting prints are considered pinnacles of wood engraved illustration. The artist wrote to his publishers, "I can do ordinary drawings as quickly as most men, but these designs can scarcely be regarded in the same light--each Parable I illustrate perhaps a dozen times before I fix [the image]." After completing a design, Millais transferred it to a woodblock coated with "Chinese" white for skilled engravers to carve. Finally, he reviewed proofs, and final adjustments were made before the final printing.
The Parable of the Ten (or Wise and Foolish Virgins) appears in Matthew 25: 1-13, and inspired two designs, this image representing both the wise girls are prepared for a journey and leave on time to attend a wedding feast, while foolish ones have overslept and let their lamps burn low. Pre-Raphaelite ideals shaped the combination of detailed naturalism and down-to-earth imagery to produce a work distinctly different than most religious art of the period.
Technique/material:
Wood engraving; proof on India paper
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
2974 x 3764 px | 32.0 MB
Print size:
25.2 x 31.9 cm | 9.9 x 12.5 in (300 dpi)
