The Wise and Foolish Virgins (altarpiece in St. John’s Church, Düsseldorf)
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The Wise and Foolish Virgins is a 19th-century religious altarpiece by German painter Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, depicting the biblical parable of the ten virgins and exemplifying the Nazarene movement’s spiritual, idealized style.
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| The Wise and Foolish Virgins (altarpiece in St. John’s Church, Düsseldorf) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian art
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altarpiece ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artMovementContext | German Romantic religious revival ⓘ |
| basedOn | Gospel of Matthew 25:1–13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Parable of the Ten Virgins
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Second Coming of Christ ⓘ bridegroom from the parable ⓘ foolish virgins ⓘ lamps of the virgins ⓘ wise virgins ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
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religious history painting ⓘ |
| hasCreatorNationality | German ⓘ |
| hasType | panel painting ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Düsseldorf
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North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | St. John’s Church, Düsseldorf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
contrast between wisdom and folly
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preparedness for Christ’s return ⓘ vigilance ⓘ |
| movement | Nazarene movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | art of the Nazarene movement ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| style |
idealized
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spiritual ⓘ |
| use | altarpiece ⓘ |
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Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow
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The Wise and Foolish Virgins (altarpiece in St. John’s Church, Düsseldorf)
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