Les vierges folles, G.93(2), Abraham Bosse, between 1635 and 1645

Author(s): bosse, abraham (tours, between 1602 and 1604 - paris, between 14–02–1676 and 16–2–1676), engraver bosse, abraham (tours, between 1602 and 1604 - paris, between 14–02–1676 and 16–2–1676), designer le blond, jean 1er (in 1666), editor other title: foolish virgins talk about worldly pleasures (dummy title) date of production: between 1635 and 1645 dating in centuries: 2nd quarter of the 17th century type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print name(s): print materials and techniques: etching dimensions - artwork: height: 22. 4cm width: 32. 5cm description: plate 4 of a series of seven plates concerning the wise virgins and the foolish virgins. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: letter - on the front, at the bottom, printed in ink: "abosse inv. Et fe. " , “the crazy virgins. ” , "in paris, chez le blond rue st. Denys, at the pavillion royal. With privilege du roy. " legend - on the front, at the bottom, printed in ink, verses: "you see how these foolish virgins / amuse themselves uselessly / after frivolous actions, / which they make their element. // games, feasts, music, / dance, and books of love; / this is what their spirit applies to, / spending the night and the day there. // o may these foolish souls / cherish them worldliness! / their words and their thoughts / attach themselves only to vanities. // with a false luster their life shines / they love what harms them / and when the world flatters them, it enchants them and destroys them. Stamp - on the front, bottom right, in red ink: "ville / de / paris" (cf. Lugt suppl. 2012c). Stamp - on the front, bottom right, in black ink: "carnavalet" collector's mark - on the back, bottom middle, in red ink: "collection / gailhabaud" inventory number - on the back, bottom left, in black ink: "g: 93" iconographic description: living room. Foolish virgins indulging in frivolity. Two of them are playing cards; another reads a sheet of music; they are interrupted by a fourth who, with a guitar in her right hand, shows them with the other the novel she is reading; the fifth looks at herself in the mirror placed on the back wall, below a painting representing danae. Chimney. Terrestrial globe. Dog on a cushion. Oil lamps on the ground and an empty oil vase. 17th century furniture. 17th century fashion. Tapestries. Mode of acquisition: purchase date of acquisition: 06–1886 institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris inventory number: g. 93 part of: wise virgins and foolish virgins. Date: between 1635 and 1645.