William Blake, The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins

William Blake, The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins, c. 1799–1800, watercolor, pen and black ink over graphite, 14 3/16 × 13 1/16″ / 36 × 33.2 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York). Video from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Title The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
Artist(s) William Blake
Dates c. 1799–1800
Places Europe / Western Europe / England
Period, Culture, Style Romanticism
Artwork Type Drawing
Material Watercolor paint, Ink, Graphite
Technique

Cite this page as: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, "William Blake, The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins," in Smarthistory, January 25, 2016, accessed February 21, 2025, https://smarthistory.org/william-blake-the-parable-of-the-wise-and-foolish-virgins/.