聪明和愚蠢的处女的寓言 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	聪明和愚蠢的处女的寓言
品名（英）	The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
入馆年号	1914年，14.81.2
策展部门	绘画和印刷品（Drawings and Prints）
创作者	William Blake【1757 至 1827】【英国人】
创作年份	公元 1794 - 公元 1805
创作地区
分类	图画（Drawings）
尺寸	页: 14 3/16 × 13 1/16 英寸 (36 × 33.2 厘米)
介绍（中）	布莱克的水彩画对比了两组年轻女性。左边的人拿着满满的油灯，他们的发光形式被安排得像一个古典的低浮雕，而右边的同伴则情绪激动，穿着深色衣服，没有任何光源。马太福音25:1–4中的相关比喻敦促人们做好精神准备："那么，天国将被比喻为十个处女，他们拿着灯出去迎接新郎。其中五个是聪明的，五个是愚蠢的。愚蠢的人拿着灯，不带油。但聪明的人拿了灯，在器皿里放油。"。"头顶飞过的号角天使，意味着审判的时刻已经到来。
介绍（英）	Blake'w watercolor contrasts two groups of young women. Those at left hold full oil lamps and their luminous forms are arranged to resemble a classical low-relief sculpture, whereas their companions at right are agitated, dressed in dark clothing, and lack any source of light. The related parable in Matthew 25:1–4 urges spiritual preparedness: "Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them. But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps." A trumpeting angel flying overhead signifies that the moment of judgment has arrived.

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